in " magic town " , jimmy stewart is in peak form playing a pollster who heads to a " perfect " town to gauge their reactions on the sorts of issues that only poll - takers care about .
however , as time progresses , and he finds himself falling in love with the town ( and a woman ) , he begins to see that what he 's doing is wrong .
the plot is standard stuff , but that 's not important .
in a film like this , it 's the calibre of the actors that make or break it .
obviously , since stewart stars , that 's practically a non - issue .
he 's great in the film , as usual .
there 's just something about him that always manages to be endearing , even when he 's deceiving the town folk .
you 're always on his side , and you desperately want to see all of his goals come to fruitition .
the film was directed by a longtime frank capra script - writer , and it shows .
this is the type of feel - good picture that capra is famous for .
by the time " the end " shows up on screen , everything has been wrapped up very nicely .
there are no loose ends , and virtually every character gets a happy ending
( those that deserve one , anyway ) .
in this age of cynicism , it 's refreshing to see a movie so upbeat .
" magic town " is a delightfully entertaining motion picture .
if you believe all old movies are slow - paced , you 'd be well - advised to check this one out .
he 's great in the film there are no loose ends , and virtually every character gets a happy ending it 's refreshing to see a movie so upbeat a delightfully entertaining