You Can't Take It with You 1938

Critics score:
91 / 100

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Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader: There are still some laughs and entertainment to be found here, but forget about fidelity to the original. Read more

Kate Cameron, New York Daily News: The comedy moves smoothly and briskly under Capra's canny method of direction. Read more

Frank S. Nugent, New York Times: It's a grand picture. Read more

James Berardinelli, ReelViews: You Can't Take it with You was a tonic to a Depression-weary country beginning to right itself economically. Read more

TIME Magazine: Easily the No. 1 cinema comedy of 1938. Read more

Brian Case, Time Out: The cast is appealing, particularly Stewart and Arthur, but it's not enough. Read more

Roy Chartier, Variety: The tempo is generally fast and there are no sudden spurts or sharp letdowns. Read more