Christmas In Connecticut

I'm trying a bunch of oldie Christmas movies this season I've researched, & picked highly rated ones. I've seen a more than the average person. Reviews on this are high... But after watching it, that must be due to sentimentality! This movie essentially has nothing to do with Christmas, & is the most predictable movie I have ever seen. Corny writing, and unusually lazy acting, as well. One dimensional characters... Characters you can't get behind (support)... This movie is comparable to a modern day college student film... Do not watch this movie haha. (I watched it free, but came just to review it.) The other reviewers (yes, all of them) must have low standards/poor taste. Seriously.

Even though I recently developed a recent appreciation for young Barbara Stanwyck (via TCM - as a kid was more familiar with older Big Valley Stanwyck), I did not care so much for this. This movie is of course cute at times, and interesting to a point, it paints her character as a flake who jumps quickly into the arms of another younger (more appealing?) suitor, as if she is a teenager in love, and not ready to settle down. Hard to believe it passed the tough screeners back then. Not like it is a big deal, cause you do wonder why she agreed to marry the first man in the first place, but you almost feel sorry for him in the end. By the way I turned it off when they stole the horse carriage close to the end and the fat man was spying on them.....lol.

Old school plot of a unmarried woman writer embellishing her articles for popularity and her lies catch up with her. Sure its a crazy plot, but it stars Barbara Stanwyck, and that really means something. Her performances stands out in this silly rom com. Good characters all around, but it’s Barbara that is the glue to this Christmas classic romantic comedy.

I can see why this isn’t the biggest Christmas Classic out there. Story was good. Acting was good too. Got a little confused at the direction Barbara Stanwick’s character went as the movie progressed. She even got a little annoying at times and somewhat hypocritical. Don’t expect to catch any glimpses of Connecticut. This was all studio. Could’ve been Christmas in Wisconsin and wouldn’t have noticed a difference. Still, worth a watch if you’re looking for a Christmas movie that you haven’t seen before.

"Christmas in Connecticut" is a clever, light-hearted comedy that works on every level due primarily to the superb chemistry between Dennis Morgan and Barbara Stanwyck. He plays WWII seaman Jefferson Jones, who is recovering from being lost at sea. She is Elizabeth Lane, a magazine columnist and homemaker extraodinaire. What Elizabeth's adoring fans and boss, played by Sydney Greenstreet, do not realize is that she is unmarried, childless and can't cook; she's a clueless Martha Stewart. Their worlds collide when seaman Jones' hospital nurse arranges to have him spend a good old-fashioned Christmas in a warm, country home in hopes of giving him a true picture of domestic life. Once this smart cast converges to spend Christmas in what they believe to be Elizabeth's Connecticut home the story takes off. Stanwyck is brilliant as the bewildered housewife, delivering a deft comedic performance. S. Z. Sakall's standout role as Elizabeth's long time friend and restaurateur, Felix, is a joy to watch. Easily a holiday favorite that gets better every year.

Great Christmas classic!

Christmas in Connecticut is all a Christmas classic should be. The writing and performances are second to none. Barbara Stanwyck is sensational as Elizabeth Lane, the '40s equivalent of a Martha Stewart. Dennis Morgan, usually paired with Doris Day, is in top form here, singing and acting his way through the picture with ease. The kitchen scene between the cook and Uncle Felix is some of the best, well acted comedy writing to come out of the era. All in all, Christmas in Connecticut is a delight from beginning to end.

I live in Conneticut! :D

Fun to watch Barbara Stanwyck and Sidney Greenstreet in their prime. Somewhat slapstick but still good fun.

I'm not a huge fan of Barbara Stanywick, but this is a cute Christmas comedy to watch.