Wednesday, January 18, 2006
THE PRODUCERS
Musical
PRINCIPAL CAST MEMBERS
Nathan Lane: Max Bialystock, Broadway producer and con-man
Matthew Broderick: his naïve accountant Leo Bloom
Uma Thurman: Ulla, a Swedish secretary with limited talent
Will Ferrell: Franz Liebkind, author of the musical “Springtime for Hitler”
Gary Beach: Roger DeBris, famous musical director
Roger Bart: his assistant and companion, Carmen Ghia
REVIEW
The story is about two unscrupulous people who collaborate to produce a really awful Broadway play. The result is a really awful movie.
Only loyal fans of the old-fashioned musical theatre will like it, provided they are not offended by the glorification of Hitler, they do not take offence with the ruthless stereotypical portrayal of homosexuals or are unfazed by the irreverent depiction of little old ladies with walkers and who get a kick out of crude off-colour sexist jokes.
Not meeting any of these criteria, I did not.
CLASSIFICATION
for sexual humor and references.
FOR NITPICKERS ONLY
When Hitler is singing a solo, in the close-ups his hair is hanging down over his eyes but in each long shot it’s neatly combed.
P.S.
Apparently it runs more than two hours. I wouldn’t know: I walked out after an hour. But I was not the first to go. Five or six people got up and left before I did.
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