Good, but not great.

Rating: 8/10 (3 January 2002)

Haven't seen this for a couple years, guess I should give it a try again. It was enjoyable and clever at turns, but a little formulaic. I was also very bothered by the lack of racism portrayed in the film. Racism is a very bad thing, but it was also so very pervasive in the 1930's that portraying it as basically nonexistent is tantamount to historical revisionism. That left a bad taste in my mouth.