Two Rode Together - Finally

Rating: 9/10 (3 December 2013)

Coming up to a quarter century and this still entertains. It does more than that, of course, it also leaves in its wake a warm glow. It's tempting to say that it could hardly be better written, directed, and acted. In reality there's a chance - slim, but still a chance - that all three departments could be improved but on the other hand, like the man said, if it ain't broke ... We are, of course, looking at yet one more take on Benedek and Beatrice but given the number we've already had, the majority being successful, so what. As if great writing, directing, and acting weren't enough, they also throw in a great score, plundering the Great American Songbook from half a century earlier, as if to emphasize the timelessness of the story. When I saw it originally I had still to discover IMDb, but yesterday I found the DVD in a Thrift Shop and it was one of the best bargains in the joint.