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1952
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Positive Reviews
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Negative reviews
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3.8
The African Queen is too light an entertainment for such moments to gain too much weight, but Huston understands the majestic savagery of his surround ..
4.5
Hes a delightful neer do well, charming, courteous, quietly heroic.
The Hollywood Reporter
4.0
grand, propulsive and plumly restored slice of Technicolor derring do.
Telegraph
3.0
A https://dennisschwartzreviews.com/much ballyhooed film that has been overrated as a classic.
Sover
3.5
But the story is so contrived and unbelievable, that its solely through the great chemistry released by the two middle aged stars that gets this pic t ..
Sover
5.0
John Hustons The Africian Queen is a film that has everything adventure, humor, spectacular photography and superb performances.
Tv Guide
5.0
The action scenes are expertly handled, the film was a hit and Hollywood liked it so much that it remade it in 1975 as Rooster Cogburn, with John Wayn ..
The Times
5.0
What an inspired pairing! And to think the roles of Charlie Allnutt and Rose Sayer were nearly played by David Niven and Bette Davis.
Radio Times
5.0
As a paradigm of why certain actors and filmmakers remain revered several decades after their death or greatest success, The African Queen is more tha ..
Pop Matters
3.5
Both of the actors who portray protagonists Bogart and Hepburn were past their prime when they made this film, but they gave superb performance nevert ..
Internet Reviews
2.0
The reviewer of Time magazine put it best, when he noted: The movie is not great art, but it is great fun, essentially one long, exciting old fashione ..
Emanuellevy
5.0
The courage and lip quivering vulnerability of Hepburn are tremendous.
Guardian
5.0
I say the film is refreshing for two reasons.The first is its faith in the leading actors to carry the movie with their star quality.
Eye For Film
4.0
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Total Film
5.0
It is filled with excitement and adventure and sparked by superlative performances from Katharine Hepburn and Humphrey Bogart.
Hollywood Reporter
2.0
John Huston directed this Technicolor masterpiece away from the Hollywood studio system.
Coles Mithey
5.0
A film that can be watched again and again for its lighthearted characters, abundant humor, and magical chemistry.
5.0
The African Queen Katharine Hepburn is an uptight missionary in a high ruffly collar.Humphrey Bogart is a tough talkin riverman with a beard made of d ..
The Stranger
4.0
Whether C. S. Forester had his salty British tongue in his cheek when he wrote his extravagant story of romance and adventure, The African Queen, we w ..
Ny Times
4.4
It wasnt an authorized version, and it allegedly was of pret ty poor quality, but you could find it pretty easily.Sometimes even in reputable electron ..
Ar Kansas Online
4.0
Never the less, the performances by Bogart (who earned his lone Oscar for his troubles) and Hepburn along with Hustons astute direction has helped pro ..
Matts Movie Reviews
1.5
The direction is often questionable, but the screenplay (by James Agee, John Collier, Huston, and Peter Viertel from C.S. Foresters novel) is a model ..
Chicago Reader
3.8
Humphrey Bogart finally won his Best Actor Oscar. Its an amusing performance, though it doesnt compare to his work in High Sierra, Casablanca, The Tre ..
Clclt
4.5
A more unorthodox adventure story and a more unconventional romantic comedy you couldnt imagine.
Movie Metropolis
4.0
And there still museums with pay what you wish admission, if not every day, then on certain days weekly or monthly.You just have to know who offers wh ..
New York Time Out
4.5
Its one of the most beloved and cherished Hollywood romantic adventures ever made.
Stream On Demand At Home
2.0
Rose: Could you make a torpedo Charlie: Hows that, Miss Rose: Could you make a torpedo Charlie: A torpedo..You dont really know what youre askin.
Film Site
4.5
The African Queen (1951) is the uncomplicated tale of two companions with mismatched personalities who develop an implausible love affair
Film Site
4.0
Nothing in the cinema is more charming than fantasy, more absorbing than character in action, more exciting than the pursuit of adventure.
Bfi
5.0
This set is all about the movie and its a beautiful a restoration as you could hope for.
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