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I think this is a fantastically fun film, particularly as source material for "First a girl" and "Victor/Victoria" later. I disagree with another reviewer who said that the UK version doesn't have any hint of homosexuality in it. One of the characters says to Jessie Mathews (Victor (as a man)) "At first you didn't strike me as the type of man who'd be interested in that sort of thing (meaning marriage) you know, in girls." to which Jessie (Victor) replies "Oh! But I am!" The premise of all three of these films is quite complex and truly funny. A (real) woman falls on hard times and meets a (some-films gay, some-films not) man who shows her how to "work the circuit" and get a meal or two for free, etc.
Then, the man, who is by day a gentleman an by night a female impersonator, gets sick and his new friend has to go on in his stead. She does a smashing job, and they are quickly offered a contract they cannot refuse -- now all they have to do is convince the world that out of that dress and that wig, SHE'S really a HE... and calamity ensues.
I hope you enjoy! -Rob
score 7/10
theotherrob 6 November 2008
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