This one I did not find all that great. Personally, I absolutely love Duck Soup, but I was unimpressed with A Night at the Opera. It was funny enough, sure, but, when I watch a movie by the same talent who created Duck Soup, I expect something that'll almost kill me with laughter. This film is often hilarious, especially at its beginning, but it suffers from long dry spells, some boring musical numbers (unlike the fantastic ones in Duck Soup), and a couple of set pieces which I just did not find as funny as the Marx Brothers may have wanted me to. Specifically, the hotel sequence. Harpo's breakfast was funny, but the whole avoiding the police officer thing I disliked. Also, the end setpiece with all three brothers being pursued around a stage while an opera was occurring was funny at first, but grew old in its persistence. I still liked the film, but I'm only giving it a 7/10.
Review of A Night at the Opera
