South Pacific Reviews

I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since it seemed to have a decent reputation, I thought I might as well check it out. To be honest, I’m not a huge fan of musicals in general, I have to admit that I’m not familiar with Rodgers and Hammerstein and it’s only afterwards that I discovered that they were also responsible for ‘Oklahoma!’ (which seriously bored me) and ‘The Sound of Music’ (which is at least a massive classic). Well, I think it was rather tricky to make a rather fluffy and shallow musical taking place during WWII but I have to admit that they almost pulled it off though. By the way, this movie got a lot of critics because they used some garish color filters but, even though the effect was indeed sometimes jarring, it didn’t bother me that much and most of the movie was actually quite beautiful to look at. Still, even though the running time was over 150 mins, in my opinion, nothing much really happened after all. Concerning the cast, Rossano Brazzi did remind me of some kind of vintage version of Jean Dujardin. However, even if his French was not bad, it was pretty obvious that he was not French though (he was in fact Italian). However, I have to admit that he did have a nice chemistry with the really lovely Mitzi Gaynor. Unfortunately, the other romance didn’t work so well though. Indeed, even if John Kerr and France Nuyen did also have a decent chemistry, the way this couple met was just so random. Of course, you could argue that it was a case of ‘love at first sight’ but they could have developed more this relationship. Anyway, to conclude, I have to admit that it was a decent watch after all and I think it is worth a look, especially if you like the genre.