Rating: - These are the facts of life...
There is something splendid about this little comedy starring two of the most hilariously on-point comedic minds of all time; Bob Hope and Lucille Ball. Yes, even though some of the gags don't quite work, ... Read More
Rating: - Very good. Lucy and Bob are great. Subject material still holds interest in modern times.
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This movie surprised me. I really enjoyed it. Lucy is stunning as a glamor star. She gets the soft focus and lighting, the glamor hair and makeup, but ... Read More
Rating: - Lucy and Hope create beautiful nostalgia
It was really a Hollywood flurry and worry (I'm sure) when the greatest comics of the time (1960) embarked upon a true love story but with these pros there was no danger. A reworking of Brief Encounter emerged ... Read More
Rating: - A "Non Typical" Vehicle For Comedy Greats Hope And Ball
Anyone coming to a viewing of "The Facts of Life", thinking that they will see a zany Lucy and a fast quipping Bob Hope are liable to come away a bit let down here as these two comedy legends take on relatively "straight" ... Read More
Rating: - Beautiful!
This is a wonderful Ball-Hope movie that takes a serious, yet often humerous, look at relationships. The characters of Ball and Hope are married--but not to each other--and fall in love when unexpected events find them alone ... Read More
- Lucy and Hope create beautiful nostalgia