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Synopsis: The bored wife of a successful theater critic decides to write her own play. She is able to get it produced but a drunken, negative review written by her husband threatens both the show's success and their marriage. Who's in it? The movie stars  Bob Hope , Lucille Ball , Marilyn Maxwell , Jim Backus and Rip Torn . Review: I am taking a bit of a lazy day today and, while my wife and youngest daughter were attending a play at our local high school, I ended up searching for a movie to watch. It had been a while since I last saw Critic's Choice and since it was available, I decided to give it a re-watch. My opinion of it was basically the same one I had the first time I watched it, it was OK but not as good as I had expected. I'll start out by saying the film's premise was a good one, mostly because it created a no-win scenario for the critic, Parker Ballentine (Hope). It was clear he didn't want to review his wife, Angela's (Ball) play because, base...

Synopsis: A singer, Hazel, and two bumbling magicians, Peter and Harvey, are arrested while performing in the Middle East and regain their freedom by agreeing to help a usurped prince regain his throne from his uncle. When their plan fails, Peter and Harvey must rescue Hazel before the uncle makes her one of his wives. Who's in it? The movie stars Bud Abbott , Lou Costello , Marilyn Maxwell , John Conte and Douglass Dumbrille. Review: This was one of the few Abbott & Costello movies I had yet to see so, when I came across it on one of my movie channels, I made sure to record it. I had a chance to watch it this weekend and, unfortunately, it wasn't as good as I was hoping it would be. Don't get me wrong, the comedy team was at its best when performing some of their classic bits, including their magic show early on in the film. I think my biggest problem with the movie was it just didn't feel like a movie. The story about Hazel (Maxwell) trying to help a prince by...