It's Always Fair Weather

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | Release Date: September 2, 1955

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75	METASCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews

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IndieWireHarrison Richlin

One of the most unique and honest musicals of the 20th Century. Read full review

Dave Kehr

The film is one of Donen’s most formally perfect works—innovative, involving, and, in case there’s any doubt, finally optimistic. Read full review

Michael Wilmington

The third and least of the three great Kelly-Donen MGM musicals--but that's no knock, considering the others were "On the Town" and "Singin' in the Rain." [27 Jan 2006, p.C7]

Bosley Crowther

Howling with derision at such recognizable idiocies of TV as singing and slobbering commercials, audience-participation shows, give-away plugs for mundane products and the wise-talking agency boys, Miss Comden and Mr. Green fling some pretty sharp barbs in this bright film. Read full review

Staff (Not Credited)

As well as spoofing television, It's Always Fair Weather also takes on advertising agencies and TV commercials, and what emerges is a delightful musical satire. Read full review

Geoff Andrew

Donen and Kelly's last musical together, and an exhilarating - if rather odd - follow-up to the marvellous On the Town. Read full review

Brigid Murnaghan

Kelly, Dailey, and Michael Kidd are good as the three returning veterans, but their abilities are no match for an unbelievable script and that good old MGM realism. [02 Nov 1955, p.6]

Pauline Kael

The film's mixture of parody, cynicism, and song and dance is perhaps a little sour; though the numbers are exhilarating and the movie is really much more fun that the wildly overrated On the Town, it doesn't sell exuberance in that big, toothy way, and it was a box office failure.