Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | Release Date: August 6, 1954 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
75
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Generally favorable reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
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6
Mixed:
1
Negative:
0
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100
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
Close to perfect. A magical blend of the right story, a great score, and the astonishing choreography of Michael Kidd, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers is one of the big screen's most entertaining musicals. Read full review
100
EmpireEmma Cochrane
Great songs, great set pieces and solid performances in this colourful and infectiously enjoyable musical. Read full review
80
VarietyStaff (Not Credited)
This is a happy, hand-clapping, foot-stomping country type of musical with all the slickness of a Broadway show. Johnny Mercer and Gene de Paul provide the slick, showy production with eight songs, all of which jibe perfectly with the folksy, hillbilly air maintained in the picture. Read full review
80
The New York TimesA.H. Weiler
A fast, funny and sprightly rustic romp well worth seeing. Read full review
75
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
A profoundly sexist and eminently hummable 1954 CinemaScope musical—supposedly set in the great outdoors, but mainly filmed on soundstages—with some terrific athletic Michael Kidd choreography and some better-than-average direction by Stanley Donen. Read full review
70
Time OutStaff (Not Credited)
Circuitously derived from the tale of the rape of the Sabine women, this rather archly symmetrical movie musical is best seen as a dance-fest, with Michael Kidd's acrobatic, pas d'action choreography well complemented by ex-choreographer Donen's camera. Read full review
50
The New YorkerPauline Kael
It's marred by a holiday family-picture heartiness--the M-G-M back-lot Americana gets rather thick.
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