First off, don't get me wrong, Stooge fans, this is a good short, but I think it is ruined a bit by the dancing girls ( especially Swingaroo Joe... their dance is one of the few things I skip in any Stooges movies) and the ending. C'mon, the Stooges' theater manager turns out to be a psycho?? I'm sorry, it just doesn't fit the Stooges. Abbott and Costello? Yes. Except, they would turn it into a 9-minute routine..
Now, to the plot: Just as The Three Stooges ( performers that keep getting declined) are on top of a building, they see some girls ( theater dancers that won't get hired) that want to commit suicide. They decide not to, and find a theater manager who asks for a demonstration of their work for a play he's trying to organize. During rehearsals, everything goes right until we find the theater manager is actually a psycho.
Once again, the plot really doesn't fit the Stooges. There's many, many gags in here that DO fit the Stooges, but other than that, the plot is really weak. And, also, once again, the dancing girls just don't mesh with The Stooges, and I enjoy Gents Without Cents much better than this movie.
The opening gag definitely fits the Stooges, and feels like it's taken out of Beer and Pretzels with Ted Healy and the boys. However, then there's a scene of complete nonsense that won't fit practically any comedy team. Killing yourself is a dark theme for a Three Stooges COMEDY.
I like how they try to revive some Stooges gags in this scene, except honestly a girl poking Larry in the eyes just doesn't feel right. And, anyways, Larry hardly gets poked in the eyes. He gets his hair pulled out by Moe more than he does get poked in the eyes by Moe. Once again, this short doesn't make sense.
The part where they meet the theater manager.. The Three Stooges could've allowed this scene to be much more spontaneous if there wasn't the girls around. Sometimes, it feels like it drags on too long when the girls are on screen dancing their feet off, while it feels like it drags on too shortly when The Three Stooges are around. Of course, it ends with Curly getting paint in Moe and Larry's face, so it turns out all good.
I like how the show is called " Stooge Follies", which made me wonder how The Stooges would've fit in to doing follies as much as Our Gang/The Little Rascals did..
I also like how The Three Stooges are in ballerina costumes, but only to introduce ( guess who? The scene stealing, in this case, ballerina) dancers. Once again, this feels too long, and I had to skip my DVD at some times because it felt too boring. No offense to the dancers, who do a good job dancing, but it all doesn't belong in a Stooges movie. Now, if they threw in some comedic bits, it would've made this a whole lot better.
The scene where Moe and Larry try to get Curly to put his clothes on in the rehearsal is hilarious, and for some weird reason, in this short Curly's health seems more improved than in the last short. Of course, when we get to Three Little Pirates, I can see many comments about how Curly's health is improving on that episode discussion.
Then, the ending when the theater manager turns out to be a psycho just doesn't go good for me in a Three Stooges movie. Then, The Three Stooges start acting crazy, and we fade out. It just makes no sense.
This has nothing to do with Rhythm and Weep, except I just realized we're halfway through The Stooges' weekly episode discussions!!!!!!!
So, overall, I think this does deserve a watch, but only because of The Stooges. The plot could be much better, and while the supporting players are fantastic, the script could've been written a little better for them..
8.5/10