Rape. That's what the makers of this movie did to this charming off-Broadway classic. I'd heard terrible things about it when the movie came out so I didn't bother seeing it in the theater. When I saw it on the shelf in Blockbuster, I figured why not?
Why, oh why, would have been the better question. Why was this movie ever made? I can't imagine anyone being pleased with the result. Fans of the play will be left shaking their heads, and anyone coming on this for the first time will be left wondering what all the fuss was about.
Lifeless staging, stiff performances, actors who possess no charisma or charm...what were they thinking? The Forbidden Broadway troupe does a number about how Hollywood will always turn a Broadway hit into a bomb and this movie is a classic example. In some insane attempt to be politically correct they even replace the play's only showstopper with one of the most trite and inane bits of music ever filmed.
Well, I turned it off after that. This movie simply wasn't worth wasting my time. The only reason I'm taking my time to write this review is on the off chance I can save some other fan of the play from the unpleasant experience that is this movie.
0 stars. Go buy the OCR instead to get an idea of what this was supposed to be.
Why, oh why, would have been the better question. Why was this movie ever made? I can't imagine anyone being pleased with the result. Fans of the play will be left shaking their heads, and anyone coming on this for the first time will be left wondering what all the fuss was about.
Lifeless staging, stiff performances, actors who possess no charisma or charm...what were they thinking? The Forbidden Broadway troupe does a number about how Hollywood will always turn a Broadway hit into a bomb and this movie is a classic example. In some insane attempt to be politically correct they even replace the play's only showstopper with one of the most trite and inane bits of music ever filmed.
Well, I turned it off after that. This movie simply wasn't worth wasting my time. The only reason I'm taking my time to write this review is on the off chance I can save some other fan of the play from the unpleasant experience that is this movie.
0 stars. Go buy the OCR instead to get an idea of what this was supposed to be.