Buck Privates is a really cute musical comedy, and Abbot and Costello are quite funny. I don't really understand the appeal of the Andrews Sisters, personally, but they're a
huge part of this film, and they're fun enough. The real trouble with
Buck Privates is that it's totally invested in getting more people to apply to be in the Army. The Army is, apparently a place where boys become men, where you can date women, and where you prove your masculinity. So I liked
Buck Privates, but its politics are bullshit and sort of typical of the immediate pre-WWII period.
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