Protraph
Lack of good storyline.
Beanbioca
As Good As It Gets
Derrick Gibbons
An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.
Mathilde the Guild
Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.
Shawn Spencer
If you like screwball comedies, you'll like "Adventure in Manhattan." If you like Jean Arthur and Joel McCrea you'll like "Adventure in Manhattan.""Adventure in Manhattan" is not really a mystery or detective movie and it is definitely NOT a noir. So don't watch it hoping to be dazzled by impressive deducting or menaced by psychotic killers. Watch it for the zany laughs.This is not the best screwball comedy ever made, that honor probably belongs to "It Happened One Night," "My Man Godfrey" or "His Girl Friday." Nor is it the best film McCrea and Arthur made together; that would be "The More the Merrier."But an average screwball comedy with two of the greatest stars of the Silver Screen makes for an above average night at the movies. Put on the popcorn and watch the sparks fly...
gridoon2018
"Adventures In Manhattan" begins promisingly, with some genuine surprises in its first half; then, unfortunately, it runs out of gas and becomes dull, until a cute romantic ending ("I hate you, darling") that does leave you with a smile on your face. Jean Arthur and Joel Mccrea make a good, slightly offbeat pair, but I think it was a mistake on the screenwriters' part to reveal to the audience so early who the mysterious art robber is; it makes the deductions / predictions of the criminologist that Joel McCrea plays seem less brilliant than they're supposed to be, and also removes nearly all the mystery elements from the story. And despite the title, the only action in the film happens on a theatrical stage. ** out of 4.
ilprofessore-1
Vastly entertaining mystery movie/1930s newspaper comedy about master criminal (Reginald Owen) who finances a World War I play with on-stage explosions to cover up below-ground explosions needed to break in to next door bank vault where the priceless Sunburst diamond he covets is locked up in the vaults. Thoroughly preposterous plot but who cares! Delightful hard-boiled, wise-cracky romantic comedy between ace-reporter/criminologist Joel McCrea and sassy but adorable actress (Jean Arthur). Thomas Mitchell rants and raves as the newspaper editor, and Herman Bing has a delightful cameo as the German owner of the club where newspapermen hang out. Suspend all disbelief and enjoy yourself.
Neil Doyle
An overly confident crime reporter (JOEL McCREA) and a clever actress (JEAN ARTHUR) must match wits against an even more clever art thief (REGINALD OWEN) who poses as a theatrical producer to cover his real proclivities as a thief. His theater is staging a play with heavy military artillery to disguise the noise of his thieves blasting a tunnel into the bank.Some crisp dialog and some nice performances aren't enough to conceal that this is pretty flimsy material. Still, it does manage to show that both McCrea and Arthur had a natural flair for light material tinged with a hint of mystery.Unfortunately, the script involving stolen art work and the attempted theft of the Sunburst Diamond from a bank vault, doesn't permit either one to create more than one-dimensional characters and after an original start, the story runs out of wacky ideas and turns serious before it reverts to comedy again.McCrea and Arthur play their roles as though they were imitating the Nick and Nora Charles brand of humor in comedy with mystery. With stronger material, this would have worked. THOMAS MITCHELL is good as a newspaper man who fires and hires McCrea in moments of great exasperation.It's light stuff and highly forgettable except for the charm of the two stars.
