VeteranLight I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

Claysaba Excellent, Without a doubt!!

WillSushyMedia This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.

Rosie Searle It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

TheLittleSongbird While not a great film, and it won't be for all tastes, 'Neptune's Daughter' was to me an entertaining film that ticked most of the right boxes.'Neptune's Daughter' is at its weakest in the story department, where the silly and thin mistaken-identity story is purely functional at best, where a few parts border on the improbable. Keenan Wynn is given little to do and his acting and narration felt like they belonged in another (darker) film because they seemed at odds here. Most of the comedy is a lot of good-natured fun, but some falls flat due to being overdone somewhat.However, 'Neptune's Daughter' is a beautiful-looking film, with opulent use of colour, handsome cinematography and elegant costumes and sets. The songs and music are pleasant and energetic, "Baby It's Cold Outside" being one of the most deserving wins in the Best Song category though Red Skelton and Betty Garrett's number with Xavier Cugat is a delight too.While not all the comedy works, most of it does and in a way that's genuinely amusing and good-natured. The highlight is Skelton and Garrett's first date in her apartment, a hilarious scene and beautifully played and executed. The staging for the songs is suitably spirited and always pleasing visually, though while the big water ballet is beautifully photographed and performed and fun it wasn't quite the "aqua spectacular" that was expected, just lacking the continuous energy and imagination of the best Esther Williams water ballets.Esther Williams is very charming and brightens up the screen whether in or out of the water, while Ricardo Montalban is suave, devilishly handsome and full of energy and charisma. Red Skelton seems to be really enjoying himself and is very funny, a riot even in his best bits, and bubbly Betty Garrett enchants the viewer from the moment she's introduced to her last second. Look out also for a rare live-action appearance from the immortal voice actor Mel Blanc, in case you don't spot him he's the mustachioed guy that sounds exactly like Speedy Gonzales.In conclusion, a very enjoyable film that did make me feel warm inside, though it is not masterpiece status. 7/10 Bethany Cox

mark.waltz A terrific foursome lead the way in this screwball musical about mistaken identity of the most absurd kind. It all concerns a handsome polo player Ricardo Montalban who romances bathing suit manufacturer Esther Williams while silly Red Skelton is pursued by her flirtatious sister Betty Garrett who mistakes Skelton, ridiculously so, for the Latin Lothario.While the entire cast is excellent, it is the effervescent Garrett who stands out. Many of MGM's featured players or second leads stole the show from the star, and Garrett is up there with Virginia O'Brien, Ann Miller and Janis Paige as the sassy flirty gal who may not land the hero but takes off with the best material. Garrett shines in the Latin themed I Love Those Men, and even in an outtake cut from the film shows her metal. The Oscar Winning Baby, It's Cold Outside features all four leads and is winningly staged. Of course, Esther swims, and the finale is lavishly staged.Montalban, the most likable Hispanic actor of his time, has an easy-going charm that never seems cocky or smug. He sings and dances with ease and looks great in tight clothing. Skelton deliberately speaks with the worst Spanish accent on film but is over-shadowed by Mel Blanc who is extremely funny using his Speedy Gonzalez voice. While Keenan Wynn opens and closes the film as a sort of narrator, he is rather wasted. That is really a demotion considering three years before he was one of the leads in Easy to Wed. Mike Mazurki adds his typical dumb mug performance as a gangster trying to fix the final polo match which has some very funny slapstick sight gags.

MartinHafer Like so many of Esther Williams' movies, this one is enjoyable but also complete nonsense. After all, a movie which features a lengthy underwater ballet at the end can't be taken very seriously! The film begins with a South American polo team coming to the States. Its star is José O'Rourke (Ricardo Montalban) and an idiot, Jack (Red Skelton), decides to pretend to be him in order to win Betty's heart (Betty Garrett). However, O'Rourke has no idea that Jack is posing as him--nor does Betty's sister, Eve (Williams). Instead, Even thinks that O'Rourke is a gigolo--with VERY bad intentions. When she confronts the real O'Rourke, he has no idea what's going on but goes along with it, as he's smitten with Eve. What's next? See this silly film for yourself.If you cannot let yourself just sit back and enjoy all the silliness, then you'll probably have a very hard time watching. After all, NO SANE PERSON would think Red Skelton looked or sounded Hispanic!! And, some of the music is silly (especially the water ballet). But, if you can forget about this, the film actually is pretty cute, funny and features the wonderful Oscar-winning song "Baby It's Cold Outside" for the first time in a movie. Well worth seeing...but silly and inconsequential.

xavrush89 In 1949 it probably made perfect sense that a smart and athletically gifted driven woman would have to choose between the bathing suit business SHE BUILT and marriage to a man she just met. Now, it seems absolutely ridiculous. In fact, Williams' supposedly 'scatterbrained' sister (Betty Garrett) actually seems like the more open minded worldly one watching it today. So if you can avoid those details getting on your nerves, this is worth watching, not a must-see, but worth watching.It should also be pointed out that this movie would be nothing without Betty Garrett and Red Skelton. If Garrett were in the lead role, this would probably escalate from a fair movie to an excellent one. (And that goes for all the films she was ever in!) But alas, our leads are Williams and Montalban, both drop dead gorgeous, but not much else. Her swim number doesn't come until the end, and it's hardly the grandest of her career. And RM's bod is hot, as usual, even by today's personal-trainerized standards. Still, you'll spend most of your time wanting Betty and Red to come back on, and then it's fun again.P.S. Just so you know, despite "Baby, It's Cold Outside", this does NOT have a holiday theme.P.P.S. If you want to watch a dramatic film afterwards as a contrast, rent "A Place in the Sun", since it also involves a bathing suit company (and that's where the similarity ends).