Three sailors start a one-day furlough in New York determined to see the sights and find some dates. Not necessarily in that order. Shenanigans ensue.
That's pretty much the whole plot of this very slight Gene Kelly / Frank Sinatra musical. It's a total marshmallow of a film, the script relying heavily on happenstance, schmaltz and the charisma of its cast to carry it along. It can't even rely on the strength of the musical numbers, which frankly didn't do much for me.
Prehistoric Man is about as catchy as it gets. And boy oh boy does it get offensive around the 2 minute mark.
So it's a mediocre musical with a very slight plot. None of this stopped it from being well-received at the time of its release, mind you, but certainly it's not aged as well as say Singin' in the Rain in any metric. If you've a hankering to visit the heyday of the musical, I'd suggest you look there rather than On the Town.
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