Royal Wedding seems to have it all, great dancing and music, a fun plot, and a somewhat great cast. I say somewhat, for reasons I will get into a little later (as if you haven't noticed by the title of my review). Fred Astaire and Jane Powell star as a brother and sister dance team who are tearing Broadway up and down with their ridiculous show 'Every Night At Seven" (What IS that show about anyways?). Soon, London comes calling, and they want their show. Powell leaves her many boyfriends behind and instantly falls for Peter Lawford who is on the ship to London (wouldn't you?). Soon they're in London, and Astaire also falls in love, with a British dame played by Sarah Churchill. Soon, they're wondering if they should get married or not and sacrifice their careers! I mean, it's romantic trifle, but it's GOOD romantic trifle. I'm a little surprised that this movie is in the public domain! This film has two of Astaire's most famous dances on it, the one in the gym and the props, and the one where he's dancing on the ceiling. Both of these are very well done, and just cements further, as if it needed any more cementing, that Astaire was the greatest dancer the silver screen ever saw. Jane Powell is also surprisingly good here as the somewhat trampy sister act. I liked her a lot. The BIG problem I had with this movie though, was just the horsefaced Sarah Churchill as Fred Astaire's love interest. Can't dance, can't act, I mean, how does a guy fall in love with HER? This was the only thing that was keeping this movie down.
Review of Royal Wedding
