One of the greatest ever.

This guy freakin' rocks. He's better than any modern director. His films do a great job of capturing the everyday human spirit and making it come alive for audiences.

He's one of few directors who could create sentiment without allowing it to become maudlin. You Can't Take It With You is an undervalued Capra film. However, Capra had a on-screen formula, which he mastered, but did not venture out of, for originality.

Very good, but a trifle insipid. Just a trifle, but enough to keep him from 5 stars.

he's my boyfriends favorite director!

His first feature film, "The Srong Man" (1926) featured comedian Harry Langdon and is one of the best silent comedies ever. "Mr. Smith Goes To Washington" (1939) and "It's A Wonderful Life" (1946) are two of the greatest movies of all time. His movies over all have a warmth and wit that appeales to the best in us. They are uplifting and inspiring. He is my favorite director.

It's A Wonderful Life wouldn't have been so wonderful without it's great acting, so if the actors had changed, and they kept the director, it would have been a pretty lousy movie.

While I think there's something a little dishonest in the story-telling of "It's A Wonderful Life" and some of Capra's other films, there's no questioning that it is wonderful storytelling. It's my opinion that a century from now, much of what is aestetically hip today will largely be forgotten and students will revel in those bits of 20th century American culture that were quintessentially AMERICAN. In this scenario, I'm betting that Norman Rockwell, the Beach Boys, and Frank Capra will see their stocks rise in coming decades.