Genius

Rating: Null/10 (6 August 2003)

Some Marx brothers movies can be difficult to stomach as some of the jokes are eccentric or of the period. Some of the musical routines in those movies are also diversions and I just fast forward through them. Duck Soup is the best the team ever did. Everything clicks, mostly due to the script, as the brothers work magnificently well within it's confines. As head of a country, Groucho is in the role that he was made for and Chico and Harpo are sharp as nails. Groucho's interplays with Trentino are inspired and much less crazy then the real thing. The mirror scene is one of the best comedy bits ever, the war dance is extremely bizarre and the final battle is riotous. The best Marx brothers script makes this the best Marx brothers movie.