Going My Way 1944

Critics score:
78 / 100

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Bosley Crowther, New York Times: Rich, warm and human to the core. Read more

Kate Cameron, New York Daily News: Paramount may have made a more appealing, more tenderly human and amusing picture than "Going My Way," during its many years of film-making, but if so, I have missed it. Read more

James Berardinelli, ReelViews: There's nothing special or memorable about this overlong endeavor, the first of two motion pictures to feature Bing Crosby's insufferably noble Father Chuck O'Malley. Read more

James Agee, TIME Magazine: It offers, in the performance of nutcracker-faced, 56-year-old Barry Fitzgerald, the finest, funniest and most touching portrayal of old age that has yet reached the screen. Read more

Adrian Turner, Time Out: Go anywhere to avoid it. Read more

Variety Staff, Variety: Major thread of gaiety runs through the proceedings, and McCarey has liberally sprinkled sparkling individual episodes along the way for cinch audience reaction. Read more