1944 - Going My Way: "You even throw like an athiest"

1944 Best Picture Winner

Premiered May 3, 1944 in New York

Budget: N/A

Gross: N/A

"Bing looks so young", that was the first thing we said when the movie started. It was fun to see an actor that we watch each year in one of our Christmas tradition (in White Christmas). This movie has a very nice message: that faith is not a boring set of traditions but it is really about loving helping people and reaching out to those in need. It could almost be a Christian film.

The movie started out with so much promise. It was filled with lots of humor and a very likable main character, Father O'Malley. About an hour into the movie though the plot disappeared and it became a very poor musical. Bing did well on the songs but the music written for the movie was subpar. Overall, we gave it two popcorn bags because it is a feel good film with a nice message.

Joel

Favorite: I liked the humor. It was lots of one liners and some dry humor delivered by Bing Crosby.

Least Favorite: I disliked the song "Going My Way". At the end it is performed by an orchestra, a boy's choir and an female opera singer and it was awful.

Callie
Favorite: I liked the honor and integrity of the film. It was a feel good story.
Least Favorite: At times the plot got lost in the slow pace of the movie and it felt aimless at times.