BelSports
This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.
Mandeep Tyson
The acting in this movie is really good.
Freeman
This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.
SimonJack
"Where Do We Go from Here" is a comedy, fantasy and musical that started out with a huge cast – with many small parts, but finished somewhat smaller. One can tell by the missing people from the cast list, and from the choppiness of the screenplay. The plot is OK and allows for Fox to use multiple wardrobes during this film. But there must have been quite a lot cut from the film. Fred MacMurray is Bill Morgan, Joan Leslie is Sally Smith and June Haver is Lucilla Powell. They form the core of the various scenarios this script takes us through. Ira Gershwin wrote the lyrics for the songs by Kurt Weill. These are some of the best parts of the film. The performers all are good, and the film has light comedy. The funniest song is "Nina, The Pinta and the Santa Maria." The best lines happen when Bill is transported back to the pilgrim days of America. Bill asks a passer-by the name of the girl in the park, and the gent doesn't understand Bill's 20th century English. So he tries again, "In the park, a girl there is sitting. Her name, me you could tell?" The gent answers with a nod and smile, "Katrina." After resolving a major problem over Manhattan Island (can anyone guess), Bill tells Katrina, "See it now, I can. For me in the whole world, the only girl you are." Katrina, "So glad I am. But, change your mind, what made you?" Actually that sounds like something from the future as well—well, the past future. Doesn't it sound a lot like Yoda in the Star Wars films?This is light entertainment that some will enjoy. Others may be bored or soon lose interest.
utgard14
Fred MacMurray plays a guy who wants to do his patriotic duty and join the Army but he's 4F so they won't take him. To make matters worse, the girl he loves (June Haver) only dates soldiers. One night Fred frees a genie from a lamp and the genie grants him wishes in return. He wishes to be in the Army but the genie misunderstands and sends him back in time to join the Army of George Washington. From there, Fred bounces around in time to earlier points in American history where he sails with Columbus, buys Manhattan from Anthony Quinn, and hangs around with Dutch settlers who talk like Yoda. Well this was an interesting little gem I'd never heard of. It's a pleasant Technicolor musical comedy with songs by Ira Gershwin and Kurt Weill. Fred MacMurray is amiable and easygoing. Joan Leslie is lovable as the girl best friend that is, of course, perfect for Fred but he doesn't see it yet. June Haver does fine in a role that would be easy to hate in a more serious movie. Fred and June met while making this and were later married. The songs are cute but nothing terribly impressive. Wait until you see MacMurray dance. Don't quit your day job, Fred! The Christopher Columbus operetta is probably the highlight. Enjoyable wartime fantasy that's very light and charming. Fun but never quite as good as it seems like it could be. Still, if you're a fan of the stars or old-school musicals you should like it.
guyzell42
Saw it as many times as I could before it left the scene. A delightful and entertaining film with some of my very favorite stars. Only wish I could find it again! Would certainly buy/view it if I could. Please, somebody, bring it back. Fred MacMurray was perfect in his role as a patriot during World War II, and his leading ladies, Joan Leslie, and especially June Haver were beautiful and charming. It was a musical, but also romantic, funny, and clever. This was my favorite movie starring June Haver, although I always liked her. Her dazzling smile lit up the screen, and her beauty and talent were an asset to any film. The supporting cast lent credit to their individual roles. A well-balanced and light-hearted film; only wish we had more like it!
Daisy Brambletoes
If you haven't seen this obscure little charmer, you should seek it out. It is the story of a bumbling, wartime Sad Sack (Fred MacMurray) who is listed 4-F each time he attempts to join any branch of the military. He finds a magic lamp which of course contains a genie (Gene Sheldon), but the genie is even more bumbling than MacMurray is, sending him across time to serve in all the wrong times and places than the one he wants. It is cute, cheerful, and pure fluff, and you can't help but like it. The plots is much like a Disney film, particularly since the two stars (MacMurray and Sheldon) both made numerous Disney films in the 50's and 60's, although not together. Needless to say, it all ends well for everyone, and the viewer goes away feeling pretty good.
