Swing Time has some of the best music and dance numbers of all the Fred and Ginger movies. Is it the same basic banal story as they all are? Yes, but honestly, I don't mind sitting through a silly story with insipid dialog in exchange for the enjoyment of the musical numbers. One of the worst parts of this movie is Victor Moore as Pop; he's just a little too stupid and obnoxious to be likable. The other, as 90% of the reviews mention is the blackface number. It is completely inappropriate by today's standards; but you have to take into account that this movie was made in 1936 which was a different time and culture. I can overlook it for numbers like "The Way You Look Tonight", "Waltz in Swing Time" "Pick Yourself Up" and "Never Gonna Dance".
Review of Swing Time
