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Year
1957
Runtime
103 min.
Director
Stanley Donen
Genres
Romance, Comedy, Musical
Rating *
7.1
Votes *
14,651
Checks
5,844
Favs
348
Dislikes
72
Favs/checks
6.0% (1:17)
Favs/dislikes
5:1
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  1. JamGodbold's avatar

    JamGodbold

    I've had to suspend belief a lot over years of film watching. Dinosaurs being brought to life with frog DNA, Superman turning back time, even someone surviving a nuclear bomb by hiding in a fridge, but I will never be able to suspend belief enough to be convinced that normal people would be able to find Audrey Hepburn "funny looking". 6 years 4 months ago
  2. greenhorg's avatar

    greenhorg

    The 30 year age difference doesn't make this a very believable romance, especially because Astaire and Hepburn are so mismatched in attractiveness to begin with.

    Then on top of that, his character is an insecure, controlling prick, and the only way the script could save itself was by turning his obviously superior romantic rival into some kind of rapist.
    11 years 5 months ago
  3. Siskoid's avatar

    Siskoid

    Funny Face is like the only Audrey Hepburn musical not to dub another singing voice on top of her performance, but it's perfectly fine! Come on, later movies! It's also her FIRST musical, beating My Fair Lady to a Pygmalion story by seven years. Of course, it's the silly trope where she's supposed to be less-than-beautiful until she gets a make-over, but it sort of works because she plays it as an intellectual philosophy student who doesn't care about such things until she meets Fred Astaire's witty fashion photographer, so the transformation is more psychological than physical. And besides, it's just supposed to be a silly romcom with fun musical numbers. On that score, it delivers. From the ridiculous opening number "Think Pink!" to the amusing three-hander "Bonjour, Paris!" (with Kay Thompson) to Astaire's matador dance to Hepburn's iconic beatnik jazz number, there's lots to enjoy. And though it ends on a race-to-the-airport cliché, the romance concludes on a satisfying note in one of the most idyllic spots ever filmed. 4 years 6 months ago
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  1. This movie ranks #27 in BFI's 100 Film Musicals
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  2. This movie ranks #228 in Emma Beare's 501 Must-See Movies
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  3. This movie ranks #304 in The New York Times's Book of Movies
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  4. This movie ranks #321 in Empire's The 500 Greatest Movies of All Time
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  5. This movie ranks #410 in TSPDT's 1,000 Greatest Films: 1001-2500
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  6. This movie ranks #540 in David Thomson's Have You Seen?
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