Gord Jackson As others have noted, the story itself is certainly not top draw. A soap-operatic mishmash about a driven show biz mom, prim and proper stiff upper lip Brit doc and an illegitimate teenage son into whose life driven mom wants to re insinuate herself, well it's all right out everybody's favourite soap (spoof) As The Stomach Churns. Happily however, the whole enterprise is almost fully redeemed by the brilliant performances of Judy Garland, Dirk Bogarde, Gregory Phillips, Jack Klugman and Aline MacMahon. If you're a Judy Garland fan (and I am) you'll overlook the quill and parchment foolishness and wallow instead in the great songs and near flawless acting.Certainly, as others have also noted, there are threads of Judy Garland's life woven into this uneven tapestry, but one standout reason for watching this film, for those who never got to see Judy live, is to get a sense of the enormous power, indeed charisma the lady projected from the stage. I saw her in person twice with that first show being near the end of her 'Carnegie Hall' tour. With Mort Lindsay conducting thirty or more musicians out came 4' 11" 'Joltin' Judy' for what she once described as "two hours of POW!" Alone!No dancing chorus boys!No backup comedy acts!It wasn't just a concert - it wasn't an event - it was a HAPPENING - exactly as the concert sequences in this film imply. It's a shame other characters in the story weren't more fully fleshed out, and certainly it is highly regrettable that Judy Garland was such an underrated actress. It is equally shameful that she didn't cop an Oscar nomination for her performance or indeed that I COULD GO ON SINGING was her cinematic swan song. But we do have what she left us in movies, her television series and her glorious recordings, most especially those great Capitol Records titles like MISS SHOW BUSINESS, JUDY, ALONE, JUDY IN LOVE, THE LETTER, JUDY! THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT and of course JUDY GARLAND AT CARNEGIE HALL. Under brilliant producer Voyle Gilmor she got to work with the best musicians and orchestrater's in the business, people who knew exactly how to showcase her unique vocal talents, names like Nelson Riddle, Gordon Jenkins, Jack Marshall and the aforementioned Mort Lindsay among others. Indeed, it is why, along with film titles like A STAR IS BORN and I COULD GO ON SINGING that I unhesitatingly say Judy Garland will always GO ON SINGING!!

LRHH2 I love "I Could Go On Singing," a film easy to be critical of but between the concert scenes (not enough) and the story (not enough depth) we get to view a side of the real "Judy Garland" mixed in with a character and it is a sad tragedy that reminds you of her enormous talents!For those with "Comcast" for many months could pay $2.99 to view regular screenings of this film under "films/music" or pay $3.99 to see a brand new clean widescreen copy with the most beautiful images and color as shown in HD. A couple of months ago COMCAST pulled that version.It's a crime. At the end of that version it was strange for it reads "it can be bought on blu ray by Sony."I only wish.I also wish the story between the three characters would have been expanded...if there were at least deleted scenes to be found for a blu ray transfer.

earlytalkie To paraphrase Judith Crist, Either you're a Garland fan, or your not. If you are, you should not miss the chance to see the one feature film which captures the talent and mystique of the mature Judy Garland. Here she is playing a character much like herself. Her strengths and weaknesses are exposed here, and she gives some concert performances within the film which are quite extraordinary. You see an older, somewhat time-ravaged Garland here, and the somewhat soapy screenplay (partially re-written by co-star Dirk Bogarde) shows off her truly great acting ability and her funny sense of humor. The film itself is filmed in gorgeous Technicolor and is filmed in and around London. The songs chosen for the production are all good ones, with "By Myself" being the standout. The title song, especially written for the film is also first-rate. If you see this, you will see why Judy Garland was sometimes referred to as the "female Jolson."

BrentCarleton Poorly made-up, coiffed, dressed and photographed, Miss Garland is at a distinct disadvantage before she is even out of the starting gate.And why leave the starting gate when the story is utterly lacking in either originality and conviction ? not to mention motivation.Even more ominous is the fact that this vehicle does not find her in the best of voice. Indeed it must be admitted that she sounds a bit ragged with the notable exception of "It Never Was You." This demerit coupled with the fact that the new songs are uninspired at best, renders the film's title open to waggery, as in those audience members who suggest that the word "not" should have been inserted before the word "go".It's true that the acting of all the players is admirable, quite a feat for this slush. Garland freezes the blood in an angry scene with Bogarde in a hotel room, and in the lovely Stoke Poges scene she again reveals how much more effective she always was, (as in "A Child is Waiting,") when she underplays with inescapable poignance, rather than tossing bathos all over the walls. And it is assuredly true, that in the telephone scene her acting brings to bear all that is great in her.But it is for Master Phillips that we reserve our especial praise. This young man manages his difficult assignment memorably. How else to explain how he handles his end of that same telephone conversation just as convincingly as just as heartbreakingly? What a pity that such a lush physical production as this could not have been extended to the star's appearance. One can only wonder how Ross Hunter would have transformed Judy into something recalling her former charms, given the pulchritude he enhanced in Misses Turner, Wyman, Hayward and Dee.