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15 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertOne of the treasures of 1930s screwball comedy.
- 100TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineOne of the better, if not the best, of the famous screwball comedies of the era, Godfrey stands as an excellent example of witty scripting, direction, and editing.
- 90Village VoiceVillage VoiceIn one of her greatest roles, as burbling blonde heiress Irene Bullock in Gregory La Cava’s 1934 screwball masterpiece My Man Godfrey, Lombard creates a ditz so rare, a creature so otherwordly in her oblivion to what others call reality, that she comes off less as a thing of flesh and blood than as a shimmering cloud of butterflies flying in perfect, girl-shaped formation.
- 90The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayThe A.V. ClubNoel MurrayOne of the first and still among the best of the '30s screwball comedies, My Man Godfrey serves up absurdist romance and light social commentary in a fizzy mix that benefits from director Gregory La Cava's willingness to indulge improvisation, a trait he acquired from friend and frequent collaborator W.C. Fields.
- 88Slant MagazineJake ColeSlant MagazineJake ColeLa Cava’s supple but cutting romantic comedy is one of the finest works of class-conscious comedy in Hollywood history.
- 80The New York TimesFrank S. NugentThe New York TimesFrank S. NugentAn exuberantly funny picture.
- 80CineVueChristopher MachellCineVueChristopher MachellChaplin built his reputation of finding the poignant humour in poverty, and many screwball comedies of the sound era invariably touched on the Depression, none more so than Gregory La Cava’s 1936 My Man Godfrey.
- 78Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenAustin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenThis is witty romantic comedy with barbed social commentary.
- 70Time OutTime OutThe film has lost some of its allure over the years, but it's still streets and streets ahead of the addled whimsy favoured by latter-day Hollywood.