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

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

Sullivan's Travels is a gem, an almost serious comedy not taken entirely seriously, with wonderful dialogue, eccentric characterisations, and superlative performances throughout.

| Feb 9, 2006

The genius of this classic opening scene is that Sullivan's Travels is both screwball comedy and socially conscious melodrama — as well as a satire of socially conscious melodrama, and a serious apologetic for crowd-pleasing comedy.

| Original Score: A | Sep 12, 2003

...a plot with more curves than Veronica Lake.

| Mar 10, 2003

Comedy doesn't come much more classic. If you haven't seen it, it's about time you did.

Full Review | Original Score: 5/5 | Jan 1, 2000

It's a great comedy, with a message that works in context, the flophouses of life's downside contrasting with Hollywood's absurd hedonism.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jan 1, 2000