Road to Rio
Paramount Pictures | Release Date: December 25, 1947 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
66
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Generally favorable reviews based on 5 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
1
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

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80
The Observer (UK)Philip French
In the fifth and funniest of the Road movies, Hope and Crosby play third-rate vaudevillians rescuing heiress Dorothy Lamour from her wicked aunt (the incomparable Gale Sondergaard) in Latin America. [09 Apr 2000, p.10]
75
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
Lots of laughs. Read full review
70
The New York TimesStaff (Not Credited)
Maybe this is not the funniest picture ever made; maybe it is not even quite as rewarding as some of those earlier journeys, but there are patches in this crazy quilt that are as good and, perhaps, even better than anything the boys have done before. Read full review
70
VarietyStaff (Not Credited)
McLeod's direction blends the music and comedy into fast action and sock chuckles that will please followers of the series. Read full review
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