The Don and his servant are traveling through a harsh land and Cerventes is in a dungeon, but where are the beautiful things that Don Quixote sees in his head. That most important part of the story is lost. He sees castles, dragons, and maidens, but we do not. This leaves us to believe that he is just a silly old man and destroys the ending of the film. Adding to this atrocity is the fact that neither Peter O'Toole nor Sophia Loren can sing to save their lives. Peter O'Toole is very good as Don Quixote and if this were an adaptation of the novel and not the play, that would fine. The supporting cast can sing and do sing, especially the padre, but to have no insight into Quixote and none of his singing defeats the purpose of making the musical.
Review of Man of La Mancha
