I saw Harvey, he's real I tell ya!

Harvey (Henry Koster, 1950)

5 reasons to see this film

1. Jimmy Stewart is amazing as always
2. Co stars a giant 6 foot invicible white rabbit
3. The story is ahead of it's time
4. The beautiful suttle cinematography
5. The Dialouge


"Harvey" is just one of those films that you can not hate. The characters are great and so is the plot which seems quite simple but very ahead of it's time. Harvey stars Jimmy Stewart in another one of his nice guy roles with a dark side kind of like with Capra's "It's A wonderful Life". The difference with this film is that Stewart doesn't see angels but a 6 foot tall white rabbit named Harvey.
The dark side that lurks in Stewart's character is that he's an alcoholic even though in the film we only see him drink once. The way Stewart plays the character is just simply amazing. The little movements he does while talking to his best friend "harvey" who is never seen present only in a oil painting. Not too many actors can make you believe you are seeing something that isnt there but Stewart does it perfectly.

Another great little suttle choice that the film has is the cinematography. Notice how every shot seems a bit wider and larger them most films. The cinematograper William Daniels ("cat on a hot tin roof" and "Winchester 73") gives room to have the audience believe that Harvey is there. Stewart looks towards the sky and begins to speak and we automatically know that it's Harvey he's talking to. I did a little quick research on this film and to my surprise Stewart himself was the one who came up with that idea. Obviously Stewart wanted this to be one of his personal films with some great suttle input as that he gives.

The reason why I love this film so much is that it doesn't try to be anything huge. The story isn't anything larger than life, just a man living life. There is no true deep meaning beneath the surface of this film. The film comes straight out and tells you what it's about. It's better to be pleasent than smart. A line that Jimmy Stewart says in the film. I truely love this film and im just glad to have the pleasure of viewing it.

Grade A+