Ray picked this movie for family night and I was curious to see what the kids would have said with a movie that wasn’t animated and (gulp!!) colorless. Once again, the kids confirmed that children look at everything with an open mind. Not a comment was made for either the lack of animation or color, and the only complaint was that it was “too scary.”
The Gist: A famed columnist is about to get married when he realizes that his two sweet aunts are cold blooded murderers who believe that they’re doing a service to the poor souls who end up buried in their cellar. More high jinks ensue.
The movie is very funny and Cary Grant brings all his notorious charm to the plate. The aunts are a riot and the screenplay is excellent in how it weaves all the different parts of the plot together.
A side note: they clearly didn’t have people watching out for “continuity” back then since parts of outfits changed here and there and not very subtly either.
The Bottom Line: Arsenic and Old Lace is a very enjoyable movie that deserves to be called a classic. A good find.
Grade: 7
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