I saw this film as a 13 year old when it was first released, seeing it through the eyes of a teenager living in London I thought it was great, the title song was catchy and it seemed a bright and breezy fun movie, however, watching it again on DVD recently for the first time in over 50 years I wasn't too impressed, I found that unlike some other films released from that period, time had not been kind to it. Although nostalgic in the sense that it showed London as I remember it being like as a kid growing up there, it didn't have much to hold my attention. This was a film to showcase Joe Brown, who was a big star back then, but he was overshadowed by Marty Wilde, who in my opinion stole the show. This film may appeal to people of my generation for reasons of nostalgia, but other than that it has little going for it and I can't see the younger generations wanting to sit through it.
Review of What a Crazy World
