Rotten
A veritable Parthenon of vulgarity and a supremely unfunny comedy that is pure eau de Fifty-Six.
J. Hoberman, Village Voice
The Girl Can't Help It
BABY, IT'S THE GREATEST!
1956 · 1h 38m · APPROVED
Comedy, Music
Directed by
Frank Tashlin
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The Girl Can't Help It
Overview
A down-and-out gangster hires a down-on-his-luck agent to make his girlfriend a recording star within six weeks.
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75%
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Rotten
Sure, the scenery is splashy and sporty in color and CinemaScope. But the show is as meager and witless as a cheap pin-up magazine joke.
Bosley Crowther, New York Times
Fresh
Tashlin's savage lampoon of American notions of success and fulfillment is hilarious and genuinely appealing.
Don Druker, Chicago Reader
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