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www.threemoviebuffs.com - : From the very first scene when Dudley Moore is doing his infectious laugh you are drawn in to the humor of this movie. I can't help but smile when I hear it. His character Arthur is so carefree and happy that you like him from the start and as Arthur says 'Don't you wish you were me? I know I do.' more...
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4/4
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www.filmcritic.com - : It's the movie we'll forever know Dudley Moore for -- and the late John Gielgud, too, who is put out to pasture about halfway through this classic comedy. ''Classic'' doesn't necessarily mean ''fabulous'' in this case, however -- Arthur is little more than a glamorization of an otherwise no-account, good-for-nothing, stinking-rich drunk. Moore is hardly a role model, and his tale of ''I love a poor girl'' is so sappy one questions how Arthur ever became a hit. Two words: John Gielgud, who shines in what could have been the embarassment of his life. Party on, John. more...
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3.5/
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www.qwipster.net - : Dudley Moore (10, Foul Play) plays Arthur Bach -- rich, spoiled, immature, and drunk. Arthur is facing an upcoming ''arranged'' marriage, where he must marry the daughter of another wealthy family, or he will lose his $750 million inheritance. It's all planned out, but what wasn't in Arthur's plans is that he would meet a poor but spunky woman named Linda Marolla (Minnelli, New York New York), and that he would begin to fall in love with her. With hundreds of millions to lose, Arthur must choose between love and money, and to make his choice, he must finally grow up. more...
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3/5
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