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Information
- Year
- 1940
- Runtime
- 80 min.
- Director
- Edward Buzzell
- Genres
- Comedy, Musical, Western
- Rating *
- 6.9
- Votes *
- 3,353
- Checks
- 561
- Favs
- 18
- Dislikes
- 2
- Favs/checks
- 3.2% (1:31)
- Favs/dislikes
- 9:1
Top comments
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Siskoid
The Marx Brothers spoof the western genre in Go West, a film that's entirely too plotty compared to previous efforts, sometimes putting the comedy hijinks on pause while the nevertheless incoherent robber baron plot unfurls. Similarly, the musical numbers aren't funny or clever, just boring. But while I agree the Marx star is on the wane by this point (a change in producers turned the films into relative rush jobs, apparently), the comedy content is still quite good. Groucho has some good puns, Chico and Harpo have a couple of shticks up their sleeves, and I wouldn't part with the final, insane train sequence for all the gold dust in the world. The bad portrayal of Natives can come right out, however. It's no Blazing Saddles, but Go West still provides its share of smiles and chuckles. If nothing else, it proves the Marx brand could be inserted into all sorts of Hollywood genres, even if the actual result is a little inconclusive. 6 years 3 months ago -
