It's Always Fair Weather is an enjoyable musical that tells the story of three young men who arrive back in the United States after fighting across the seas together. At the beginning of the film, the three men share a great bond and "know" that they will stay close in the years to come. The bartender on the other hand believes life will lead them to drift apart. And so they make a bet (between the three soldiers and the bartender) that in ten years they will meet at that same bar on that same date to prove that they will be friends forever. They split a dollar bill and each goes their own separate way. The film flashes forward ten years and shows that the three veterans have indeed taken very different paths in life. So the rest of film focuses on this reunion and also depicts a bit of romance that takes place between the characters Ted Riley and Jackie Leighton. Although musicals usually take place within a happy environment, It's Always Fair Weather has its moments in which there is a bit of a dark feel to it. Because it's a film about friendship, it's odd that for the majority of the film they don't get along after the three friends don't exactly see eye to eye when they first reunite. However, the film still uses a lot comedy to get past this and make the film less of a downer. The film was released in 1955, but when I was watching it I felt like it was much more recent. Compared to other musicals and other films during this time, It's Always Fair Weather was the type of film that kept the audience very entertained. Even if you are not the greatest fan of musicals this film does the job in being an entertaining piece of work. I found it to be funny and overall a pleasant film from the 1950's that I would definitely recommend.
Review of It's Always Fair Weather
