I didAdam goes to town in search of a wife to care for him and his 6 brothers. He marries Milly and while she does not like the idea when she finds out, she eventually grows fond of his brothers. She teaches them manners and how to court a lady. When the brothers go to a barn raising, they each fall in love with a girl from town. Figuring they will never be allowed to marry the girls after getting into a fight at the barn raising, they decide to kidnap the girls. This infuriates Milly and causes a fight between her and Adam that leads him to live in a cabin alone for months. He eventually returns after finding out Milly had a baby. Each of the boys ends up getting married to the girl he kidnapped.
I enjoyed this movie a lot more than I thought I would. While I wasn't a fan of all of the sexism in the movie, I understand that part of it was to make the movie historically accurate, as it was set in 1850 and the main characters had hardly ever talked to a woman. I didn't like the songs as much as I like songs from other Donen films, but they were still pretty good. This movie was a lot funnier than I expected, and I laughed way more and way harder than I thought I would. The two parts that really killed me were the "Lonesome Polecat" song (in the video below) and the part where Gideon is meowing outside of Alice's window. I didn't like Adam as a character. He is arrogant and he really got on my nerves. I loved Milly and how she wasn't afraid to call him out when he was being a jerk. I also really liked Gideon as a character. I didn't like how Milly forgave Adam so easily at the end, but I was happy that the other brothers got a happy ending. Overall I enjoyed the movie and I would watch it again, especially when I need a laugh.
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AuthorHello fellow film lovers! Just a little bit about me: I love movies from the Old Hollywood era, especially musicals. In general, my movie taste is a bit all over the place. I don't really stick to one genre, as I just watch whatever looks interesting! I look forward to broadening my horizons in terms of film and reviewing them to the best of my ability in an honest way. Reading another passion of mine, and I'm frequently told I have an old soul, so expect to see a lot of older films being reviewed. I hope you can find what you need here! Archives
May 2019
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