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11 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 88ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliHigh Society doesn't just have a voice -- it has a heart and a soul as well.
- 80The GuardianPeter BradshawThe GuardianPeter BradshawWonderful entertainment.
- So what if director Charles Walters settles for mimicking George Cukor's set-ups shot for shot - he still deserves a fat slap on the back for flawlessly shoehorning in a half-dozen belting Cole Porter numbers.
- 70Chicago ReaderDave KehrChicago ReaderDave KehrWhile Walters is no Cukor, he's not without his pleasures. His simple but polished shooting style, once a routine satisfaction of the cinema, carries the aura of a long-lost classical grace.
- 70Fortified with a strong Cole Porter score, film is a pleasant romp for cast toppers Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly and Frank Sinatra. Their impact is almost equally consistent. Although Sinatra has the top pop tune opportunities, the Groaner makes his specialties stand up and out on showmanship and delivery, and Kelly impresses as a femme lead.
- 63Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonChicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonIt suffers from stilted Vista Vision staging and a lack of gloss -- but has some sparkling Cole Porter musical numbers. [26 Sep 1999, p.26C]
- 60Time OutTime OutA slightly misbegotten musical, but with many pleasures and Louis Armstrong, growing into sweet avuncularity.
- 60TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineWritten with all the bite of a distinctly middle-class church social, this musical re-working of The Philadelphia Story feels distant.
- 40The New York TimesBosley CrowtherThe New York TimesBosley CrowtherAs flimsy as a gossip-columnist's word, especially when it is documenting the weird behavior of the socially elite. And with pretty and lady-like Grace Kelly flouncing lightly through its tomboyish Hepburn role, it misses the snap and the crackle that its un-musical predecessor had.