A classic

I already saw this movie but since it was a while back and since it was available on Disney+, I thought I might as well check it out again. First of all, I have to admit I’m not one of those kids that grew up with this movie, watching it over and over again. Back then, I did watch tons of movies but not this one though. Anyway, my wife thought it was a huge gap in my cultural education and, for once, I had to agree with her and I finally managed to watch it at some point. Unfortunately, since I saw it as a grown-up, I can’t say it was really amazing. It has probably to do with the fact that I’m not a huge fan of musicals. Still, it was a good flick, that’s for sure. Indeed, Julie Andrews gave one of the most memorable acting debut and became at the time an instant star. Furthermore, there were so many iconic scenes. In fact, while I was rewatching the damned thing, I was surprised by how much much I was enjoying myself. Indeed, the beginning scenes were just really fun and even the songs were pretty good. Unfortunately, I'm afraid this feeling only did last for 30 minutes maybe. Above all, what mostly dragged the whole thing down was the fact that this movie is just way too long and the fact that everything happening is completelly random didn't help either. To be honest, I would have a hard time to believe that kids nowadays would manage to see this movie with a running time of almost 150 minutes without getting completely bored out of their minds (obviously, none of my 3 kids have watched the damned thing). Still, there is no doubt that it remains a classic, only therefore it is definitely worth a look, and, even if I'm not huge fan, it was still a decent watch. 

7/10