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Tag Archives: Musical
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018) ☆☆☆(3/4): Here they sing and dance again
“Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again” is better than I expected, and that is a little surprise for me. Yes, this is your typical jukebox musical movie just like its predecessor, but it is somehow less tiresome in comparison as … Continue reading
The Greatest Showman (2017) ☆☆☆(3/4): Schmaltzy but energetic
“The Greatest Showman” is willing to bet almost everything on song and dance as throwing itself into its saccharine show business story which is supposedly inspired by the life and career of P.T. Barnum, an infamous showman known for promoting … Continue reading
The Lure (2015) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): A Polish musical film with two man-eating mermaids
Deliberately weird and whimsical, Polish musical movie “The Lure” is destined to be a cult film. While it provides several lively musical sequences to delight you, it is also a dark horror melodrama about two beautiful but lethal mermaids, and … Continue reading
La La Land (2016) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Lively, Colorful, and Sweet
Lively, colorful, and sweet, “La La Land” tries old and new things together to entertain us. While clearly influenced by numerous classic musical films such as “An American in Paris” (1951) and “Singin’ in the Rain” (1952), the movie is … Continue reading
Sunshine on Lieth (2013) ☆☆☆ (3/4) : Love, music, and Edinburgh
Although it has usual weaknesses as a musical film mainly depending on individual moments of music and choreography more than plot and characters, “Sunshine on Lieth” is not without charm and energy to entertain us. Its plot revolving around several … Continue reading
Jersey Boys (2014) ☆☆(2/4) : A jukebox musical lacking spark and energy
As the film adaptation of a popular Tony Award-winning Broadway musical with the same name, “Jersey Boys” is a muted experience seriously lacking spark and energy. As a jukebox musical movie, it surely serves us with many recognizable songs from … Continue reading
Into the Woods (2014) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4) : So they learned lessons….
In the era where modernization or deconstruction or any kind of reinterpretation of fairy tales has been a usual thing at movie theaters, “Into the Woods” has already lost some of the personality which Stephen Sondheim’s Tony award-winning musical … Continue reading
Les Misérables (2012) ☆☆☆(3/4) : A musical with all substance and no style
“Les Misérables” is a curious musical film with all substance and no style. Inside its epic story, there lies the emotional power to grip you and then sweep you to the finale as the movie struggles through its 2 1/2 … Continue reading
