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8 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineThere may have been better songs and even better performances in other musicals, but for effervescent energy nothing has yet come close to the joyous, influential On The Town.
- 80EmpireIan NathanEmpireIan NathanDelightful, athletic stuff with some unusual - but wonderful - location shooting. New York never looked better.
- 80The New York TimesBosley CrowtherThe New York TimesBosley CrowtherGaiety, rhythm, humor and a good, wholesome dash of light romance have been artfully blended together in this bright Technicolored comedy.
- 75Chicago ReaderDave KehrChicago ReaderDave KehrA fine, freewheeling musical.
- 75LarsenOnFilmJosh LarsenLarsenOnFilmJosh LarsenFor all its silliness, the musical also taps into something existential, thanks to its ticking-clock structure. As the hours slip away and impending separation looms over every note, On the Town becomes a bittersweet reminder that all our days are numbered.
- 70Time OutTime OutThe most cinematic of film musicals and the one most given to dance, On the Town is exhilarating, brash spectacle, all rip-snorting, wisecracking attack, and maybe just a teensy bit unlikeable.
- 40The New YorkerPauline KaelThe New YorkerPauline KaelIts exuberant love of New York seems forced, and most of the numbers are hearty and uninspired.