I have probably seen Grease the movie at least 50 times so I know every song and line in the movie. I was disappointed that Grease Live was not very historically accurate. Grease was set in the 50s when segregation was still very much a part of the school system so schools were either black or white and did not contain both ethnicities. Also, the girl that played Marty was not a very good actress. She overacted in some places and was not very convincing in others. Overall the live version did not have as much energy to it as the movie did. Some examples are the pep rally when the coach is giving his speech, the dance-off when Vince Fontaine is speaking and the song "Beauty School Drop-out." Also, Mario Lopez is too young looking, in my opinion to play Vince Fontaine. It seemed like they tried to make the live version into a comedy when the original was not supposed to be a comedy. For example, the cheerleading scene reminded me of a bad skit from Saturday Night Live because Patty Simcox was basically getting upset because Sandy was able to do the routines perfectly. Um, it's cheerleading tryouts, isn't the point that she is able to do the routines? It's not cheerleading competition. The song "Freddy My Love" in the middle of the sleepover scene seemed a little out of place and like it was a last minute add-in. I thought some of the acting was not quite up to par but the singing and choreography was actually done well. Overall I was not very impressed with this version of it.
Review of Grease Live!
