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Father Goose
Average Customer Review : 4.5/5 based on 76 reviews
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Editorial Reviews
Cary Grant's penultimate feature before retirement was this cheerful 1964 effort to overturn his career-long image of urbane sophistication. As the unshaven, messy misanthrope Walter Eckland, a World War II-era beach bum who monitors Japanese air activity for the Australian navy in exchange for booze, Grant makes a convincingly hard-bitten, hard-drinking antihero. Until, that is, a pretty French schoolmistress (Leslie Caron) and her seven little charges (all girls) survive a nearby plane crash and invade Eckland's raunchy isolation. Directed by 1960s hit-maker Ralph Nelson (The Lilies of the Field, Charly), Father Goose is a glossy comedy that also does justice to its more suspenseful scenes (a deadly snakebite suffered by Caron's character is especially memorable) and leaves plenty of room for Grant to indulge in some entertaining if atypical screen behavior. All in all, this is a minor treat in the actor's magnificent filmography. --Tom Keogh
Spotlight Reviews
Great gift (2008-12-28)
Customer Review : 5
I got this for my father for Christmas---the wrapping paper was barely off of it before it was in the DVD player! A great film showing a very different Cary Grant.
Cute movie! (2008-12-15)
Customer Review : 5
I like this movie a lot. Again, it always entertains me to see a guy like Carey Grant with unruly children. Great movie!!!
Father Goose ~ classic movie ! (2008-09-06)
Customer Review : 5
Light-hearted, yet philosophical and with a spark of "danger"
thrown in at just the right times.
Brilliant role by Cary Grant, with his classic expressions, and
subtle moves. Just a great sit-back-and-enjoy movie.
Father Goose with Cary Grant (2008-08-07)
Customer Review : 5
Father Goose is not only a showcase of cry Grant's considerable acting talents, but an excellent example of American culture and social attitudes during World War Two. Although set in the Pacific, this film (by turns dramatic, romantic and very, very funny) shows American mores and values of yesteryear. All in all, a great film that I'd recommend to anyone!
Father Goose
Charming movie (2008-08-04)
Customer Review : 5
My husband and I both enjoyed this charming movie very much, very entertaining, lots of humour. There were some glitches in the script, but we forgave that. We enjoyed it very much. AND it was not at all dated.
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