The Barkleys of Broadway isn't exactly tough to watch, but it is a little sad. After ten years apart, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers reunited to play a married dancing duo who argue all the time. Why would audiences want to see them that way? Yes, in some of their movies they bickered, but it was the meet-cute type of bickering that led to a happily ever after. As an unhappily married couple who criticized each other's dancing, it's not ideal for their fans. We want to believe they got along well and admired each other's talent, instead of seeing them finish a performance only to pick it apart in their dressing room after taking bows. Adding insult to injury, Ginger's character is tired of living in Fred's shadow and decides to try her hand at serious dramatic acting. Do you really want to watch this?
If you do, you'll see your favorite team a little older but still extremely talented. After all, it's only 1949; they're not decrepit yet! Twenty years later, Fred was still cutting a rug in Finian's Rainbow! For the sentimental, there is a repeat performance of "They Can't Take That Away from Me" which is fairly sweet. But the majority of it hits a little too close to home.
If you do, you'll see your favorite team a little older but still extremely talented. After all, it's only 1949; they're not decrepit yet! Twenty years later, Fred was still cutting a rug in Finian's Rainbow! For the sentimental, there is a repeat performance of "They Can't Take That Away from Me" which is fairly sweet. But the majority of it hits a little too close to home.