Going My Way

Year: 1944

Grade: C+

Country: USA

Director: McCarey

Review

another best picture winner down, more than a dozen to go. bing crosby plays an unbelievably good priest who comes to a new church with the job of running it more smoothly (creditors are threatening eviction). there are too many musical numbers for my taste and the church themes don’t really do it for me. it’s a nice enough little movie, but not my taste. perhaps the most interesting element is the evidence of the role the church once played in the neighborhood. there’s a lot of stuff here that shows kids getting into trouble and the church helps them right the ship, so to speak.

Watched on TV