Released in 1955 It's Always Fair Weather is a musical-comedy about three soldiers/best friends, Ted Riley (played by Gene Kelly), Doug Hallerton (played by Dan Dailey) and Angie Valentine (played by Michael Kidd) who have just finished serving in World War II together. Before going their separate ways, they meet at their favorite bar and vow to reunite exactly 10 years later at the same spot.
There's a nice montage showing what they've been all up to over those years and how their lives didn't go quite as planned: Riley wanted to be lawyer, but instead has become a fight promoter and gambler. Hallerton, planned to be a painter, but ended up in advertising. Finally, Valentine who wanted to become a gourmet chef, is now owns and operates a hamburger stand.
All three men keep their promise to meet at the bar years later and quickly realize that they don't have the same connection that they used to, and actually dislike each other. While at lunch, they encounter some people from Hallerton's advertising agency, one of which is including Jackie Leighton (played by Cyd Charisse), who Ted Riley is immediately attracted to. Jackie quickly gets the idea of putting the three men on TV as a feel-good piece on a show hosted by Madeline Bradville (played by Dolores Gray). There are a few obstacles and funny situations that come up along the way but, when all is said and done, they regain their friendship and it ends on a happy note.
Overall, this a really fun movie. The song and dance numbers are all solid, with the "Baby You Knock Me Out" and "I Like Myself" scenes being the two that I find particularly entertaining. If you're a fan of musicals, especially the classic MGM ones, then this is definitely a film worth checking out.
I give this one a 4.5 out of 5
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