Kimberley Jim

This is the first and only movie Jim Reeves made. Sadly he was killed in a plane crash near Nashville in July of 1964. No doubt, had he lived, this wonderful man with a soft, sensual, baritone voice would have made more movies. Our loss. Love his songs and he was a pretty good actor as well. My class is studying Country Music right now. Fortunately I have a copy of this film on VHS. I don't think it is available on DVD though.

I was a fan of J Reeves's singing for about half of the century, but for different reasons never had a chance to see him act in the only movie he made. Now I've seen it at last and I liked it. The movie was just as I expected it to be. Well, even the King Himself - Elvis -appeared in some crazy movies during his Hollywood years. Obviously the aim of the movie was to show Jim on the big screen singing some nice songs at the same time, and that was achieved. Not easy to find the DVD thou, folks. Never got released in the US?

If you are a Jim Reeves fan, this is a great movie to see, if only for the music. However, this is the first and only movie that Reeves made, and his acting is, well, about as good as the other South African "actors" is this movie. This movie is so bad that it is good. Very corny, predictable and worth watching. This movie will never rank in the IMDb worst movie list because it is not available for enough people to watch it and rank it. This was released after Reeves died in a plane crash in 1964, and it appears that it was rushed into those booming South African movie theaters in 1964. It was not even released in the US, but can be found on Video -- but not easily. Dare you to get through this entire movie!

This film is no better or worse than many "for easy consumption" films of the 60s. It has quite a few nice, simple songs - which even made "B" sides to some of Jim's hit singles. As a previous reviewer observed, Jim is not an "actor", but "performer" he certainly is. This film was not made to launch Jim into a movie career - more to satisfy his appreciative public - particularly in Suid Afrika. It's easy entertainment, and as such, worth a watch. I, as an avid "Jim" fan, found it perfectly acceptable....

This film was launched at the time that Jim Reeves was at his second music career stage - after being quite successful in the early 50s, he came back with a vengeance in the early 60s! His live performances attest to his ability for captivating an audience and it was this ability that made him the choice "actor" for the role of a happy go lucky chap in the rapidly expanding Suid Afrika veldts. It never pretended to be a "classic", but it is good clean entertainment.

The music is surprisingly good: the orchestration done by Bill Walker on the recommendation of Jim immigrated to the USA to become a big force in Nashville. The choice of songs was appropriate, and the performances haven't dated in any way.Jim's performance is more than adequate considering it's his only attempt.Obviously Jim would have gone on to even better material, but in no way is this inferior considering he had six weeks to learn and complete his portion. I highly recommend this film where you don't need a psychiatrist or an interpreter to explain the mumbles in the first five minutes like today's excuse for a film.I remember seeing this first at a midnight showing, with socks off and feet up on the seats, but in no way did it detract from the enjoyment which still is dear to the remembrance of a legend.