Review of The Americanization of Emily (1964) by Christopher B — 08 Jun 2018

An all-time great. Paddy Chayefsky at his best. Script based "loosely" on the novel of the same name.

This review of The Americanization of Emily (1964) was written by Christopher B on 08 June 2018.

The Americanization of Emily has generally received positive reviews.

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By Mike Clark (1,024) for USA Today (4,117) on 24 Sep 2009

Though a bit overstuffed with long-winded speeches, Chayefsky’s scabrously funny script brims with snappy, crackling dialogue…

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By Jennifer P (568) on 20 Feb 2009

Emily Barham: I believe in honor, service, courage, and fair play, and cricket, and all the other symbols of British character…

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By Branimir P (2) on 08 Dec 2018

I just find the descriptive blurb used for this film on the site's using the word's somehow distasteful to be just...wrong…

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By Samuel B (481) on 02 Oct 2011

Don't show me how profitable it'll be to fall in love with you, Charlie. Don't Americanize me…

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By Lindsay B (329) on 05 Jun 2009

A neat flick. Good find. Funny, well written script, good acting. The garden scene has the best commentary on war of any antiwar film ever…

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By Liv G (20) on 17 Oct 2008

Pretty good deconstruction on different view points of the morality of war, the machinery of war and the politics of war set on the eve of…

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By Dave J (1,987) on 06 Apr 2014

Great film--don't listen to the critics. Great music, humor, script, satire of war--it's all carried out magnificently…

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By Greg W (4,011) on 05 Jun 2013

Another director (not Arthur Hiller) would have been more suitable in translating to the big screen Paddy Chayefky's witty WWII serio-comedy…

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By Martin T (888) on 08 Jul 2008

The Chayefsky dialogue sparkles, with some terrific one-liners and rants almost as good as those in Network…

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By Ricky W (203) on 06 Apr 2014

Great film--don't listen to the critics. Great music, humor, script, satire of war--it's all carried out magnificently…

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