Dir: John Boulting
1957
***
Putting to one side the fact that the infuriatingly annoying theme song played at the end of nearly every scene, Lucky Jim is a dated but very pleasant British comedy. I like Ian Carmichael a lot but he may have been a little too over the top here but forgivably so, he's just not a slapstick comedian. I think my biggest grudge is that there just isn't nearly enough of Terry-Thomas. The script is however perfectly adapted from the source novel. The satire and whimsical humour are covered accordingly and it's a joy to see them come to life on screen after reading the book.
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