A small-town girl with a soft spot for American soldiers wakes up the morning after a wild farewell party for the troops to find that she married someone she can't remember.
Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 3 wins & 1 nomination.
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
The overall result is one of the most violently funny comedies, one of the most original, vigorous and cheerfully outrageous moving pictures that ever came out of Hollywood.
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TIME Magazine,
10 Dec 2014
fresh:
Mr. Sturges as author and director, is thoroughly up to his stinging style in this film.
– Bosley Crowther,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
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Great verbal gags and non-sequiturs, fast-paced action, and a thorough irreverence for all things deemed respectable -- politicians, policemen and magistrates included -- make it a lasting delight.
– Geoff Andrew,
Time Out,
24 Jun 2006
fresh:
Caustic and chaotic in the arch Sturges manner, it's probably his funniest and most smilingly malicious film.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Reader,
13 Nov 2007
fresh:
Done in the satirical Sturges vein, and directed with that same touch, the story makes much of characterization and somewhat wacky comedy, plus some slapstick, with excellent photography figuring throughout.