Thoroughly Modern Millie
1967
Action / Comedy / Musical / Romance

Thoroughly Modern Millie
1967
Action / Comedy / Musical / Romance
Plot summary
Millie Dillmount, a fearless young lady fresh from Salina, Kansas, determined to experience Life, sets out to see the world in the rip-roaring Twenties. With high spirits and wearing one of those new high hemlines, she arrives in New York to test the "modern" ideas she had been reading about back in Kansas: "I've taken the girl out of Kansas. Now I have to take Kansas out of the girl!"
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Patchy in places, but a delightful and underrated musical nonetheless
Watch it for Dame Julie if nothing else.
I do like this film, it is good fun, the type that only Dame Julie can bring. It doesn't wow me and it doesn't stand out as such, because films like 'Mary Poppins', 'Snow White & The Seven Dwarves' and others of that time just have that one more X Factor.
Julie is superb in her role of course and so effortless in her timing and performance. I was surprised to realise though that Jimmy was played by James Fox. I'd never have thought that at all until I read it on IMDB this time around. He does a good job too and I can see what she meant about his eyes, but I'm definitely more of a John Gavin kind of guy. What a man.
Also, I've always thought that Carol Channing's character was a young man in drag. She's great fun, but very boy-ish.
The story is a bit long winded and I did find myself reaching for the games apps on my phone at times, but there are also some moments of pure genius in this film.
I love the cutaways to the silent movie placards and the lift scenes were brilliant. It's not a bad tale, just a bit timely.
Full of enjoyable moments and jokes and John Gavin's beautiful smile. It's definitely worth a watch every now and then.