An average movie

Honestly, I’m not a huge fan of musicals but I do love movies and I’m open to all genres so I still watch one of those from time to time. I thought this one was not bad but it is definitely not one of the best I have seen though. It was directed by Richard Attenborough and you may wonder, after reaching such critical acclaim with ‘Gandhi’, if this follow up was not some kind of step back in his career. At least, you can’t argue that the guy was trying something different. It was also fun to see Michael Douglas to doing something else than his usual fare. And what about the movie itself ? Personally, I thought the dancing and the singing were pretty good but the story was not spellbinding enough to really hold my attention. I know, it is something inherent to the genre but the few musicals that I really enjoyed (‘West Side Story’, ‘Cabaret, ‘Sweeney Todd’,…) had an entertaining story and I think it is a key element to make a musical truelly enjoyable and not just really only about the dancing and the songs. Still, it remains a decent musical and it is worth a look, especially if you like the genre.

6/10