...an erratic yet entertaining piece of work...

| Original Score: 3/4 | Nov 2, 2024

Sullivan’s Travels offers itself up as a meta-resolution to its own conundrum, deftly blending madcap comedy, non-didactic social commentary, and even "a little sex" in the form of Veronica Lake.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Oct 30, 2024

This classic comedy should leave you in no doubt where Sturges thought a movie's first duty lay, yet it's also one of the few films that manages to strike a winning balance between entertainment and conscience.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Sep 6, 2024

There’s no space here to extol the individual glories...

| Jul 31, 2023

This ingenious plot is brought to life with a remarkable profusion of dialogue: with the characters’ torrential, scintillating verbiage, Sturges seems to leap out from behind the screen to address the viewer directly.

| Jan 16, 2023

The celebration of the simple joys of Hollywood comedies may seem like a self-serving defense of Sturges’ art, but it’s so magical and genuine and full of hilarious ego-puncturing moments that it overcomes the overly sentimental finale.

| Dec 3, 2022

It has enough merits and takes enough risks for us to consider it one of the most sensational productions of the last ten years.

| Oct 25, 2022

Sullivan's Travels remains an unconventional comedy, a blend of slapstick and drama, and one of the few effective message films in any genre.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Mar 21, 2022

Preston Sturges's 1941 comedy, Sullivan's Travels, doesn't just satirize Hollywood but is the gold standard for satires about Hollywood.

| Dec 27, 2021

It's a dynamic storyline, ultimately serving as a celebration of laughter - that unalienable element of universal appeal.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Aug 15, 2020

The public will be delighted with the fine humor that is present throughout this symbolic film. [Full Review in Spanish]

| Sep 11, 2019

Hard-nosed, farcical, tender, critical, satirical, elitist and populist all at once.

| Sep 28, 2015

... the movie road-trips from its scripter's typical cynicality to finding an assured kind of resonance in the third act in the most unlikely of places.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Jun 12, 2015

a highly satirical piece, poking fun at Hollywood itself and showing how out of touch it can be

| Original Score: 4/5 | Apr 18, 2012

It is, quite simply, a dazzling piece of filmmaking.

| Original Score: A | Oct 19, 2009

Not remotely a defense of junk, but it does respect comedy as a force for escapism.

| Original Score: A+ | Feb 3, 2009

Full Review | Original Score: 5/5 | Jul 29, 2007

Sturges' dialog is trenchant, has drive, possesses crispness and gets the laughs where that is desired.

| Jun 27, 2007

A dubious proposition, but in Sturges's hands a charming one, filled out by his unparalleled sense of eccentric character.

| Jun 27, 2007

...just not as funny as its choir of supporters have made it out to be.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jan 8, 2007