This movie sucks. I have no clue as to why it's cited on all of these top 100 lists and is revered by so many. The story is really simple, the characters are for the most part totally unlikeable (I guess Juliette is OK, and i felt sorry for her), especially the husband who has pretty much given his wife a crappy life on a barge. And abandons her in Paris because she was amused by this street entertainer who was kind of flirting with her. Eventually Jean's oafish first mate goes back to find her (for if it was up to Jean she would just be left there) and brings her back. She stupidly embraces Jean and the movie ends. I didn't buy it. There isn't much notable dialogue or scripting, but if you like accordion music and a horribly obnoxious baboon of a sailor then you are in for one hell of a treat! It made 87 minutes seem like 8700 minutes to tell you the truth. There have been good French movies made, there have been good 1930s movies made, there have been good movies made period, but this isn't one of them. If you watch this movie with it's simple story, annoying characters, loud and intrusive accordion music, and believe for one second that the "romance" between Juliette and Jean is "beatiful" then you my friend are very easy to please. I have no clue as to why this is a classic, I read one comment that compared this movies "greatness" and "influence" to Citizen Kane...give me a break. There are a thousand movies better then this, and in fact if are dying to see a old movie about characters on a ship, go to Disneyland and at one of the buildings on Main Street they show "Steamboat Willie" every day, I guarantee it will be a more rewarding experience. Besides Splash Mountain is off the hook!
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