[A] convivial little classic.

| Apr 7, 2016

One of three Ealing comedies released in 1949 (the others were Passport to Pimlico and Kind Hearts and Coronets), and remains by far the sharpest, freshest and most resonant.

| Dec 27, 2014

Basil Radford, Joan Greenwood, Catherine Lacey and Gordon Jackson are among the players who got fed up with drinking cold tea and pretending it was the hard stuff.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 29, 2011

A classic tale of gentle anti-authoritarianism.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 29, 2011

Beguiling, subversive and a complete joy.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Jul 28, 2011

Out of this excellent idea, which less skilled hands might have reduced to farce, the British moviemakers have spun a tight little comedy of pure gold.

| Apr 4, 2011

The film hangs on a superb sense of community -- both in the story and in its making.

| Apr 4, 2011

Sharp and snappy Ealing comedy.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Apr 4, 2011

Basil Radford gives a flawless performance.

| Jul 22, 2008

The result is the sweetest, smartest and most joyous of all the Ealing comedies.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Jun 24, 2006

Another happy demonstration of that peculiar knack British movie makers have for striking a rich and universally appealing comic vein in the most unexpected and seemingly insular situations.

| Feb 11, 2006