Review of Mr. Lucky

Mr. Lucky (1943)
8/10
Beautiful Laraine Day!
4 October 2019
Mr. Lucky is one of the many beautiful Cary Grant classics, that is thoroughly enjoyable with its slick and laughout humour and an interesting story. Yet it is Laraine Day that stole my heart. She looks stunning, and carries an admirable persona as Dorothy. Never a moment of overacting. Camera work is marvellous especially ones with Day. The scene in which she teaches Grant to tie his tie in a moving car and casually inquiring when was the last time he was controlled by someone made me skip a beat or two. The humour is often subtle but there is some Physical comedy too. Cary exudes his superior charm as usual yet in no way he plays a stereotypical Cary Grant here. He brings a special touch to his Joe like he does every one of his Golden Era classics. 8/10 for me. If you're a classic movie buff and you haven't seen it yet, you've just stumbled on a gem in Mr. Lucky.
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