Review of The Producers (2005) by Johnh. — 27 Jul 2006
I never saw the Broadway production. I am too young (15) to know the original version. But this movie seemed like a good performance of a good musical. It does not stand out for its musical virtues, but nothing on Broadway (besides Soundheim) is of musical caliber anywhere near the average classical CD I can pick up at the library.
Musicals are never created to showcase music alone, anyway. Two complaints seem to be: that the movie does not convey the full brilliance of the Broadway version, and that it does not take advantage of the movie-medium.
As to the second, I would be sorely upset if any more of the music was cut out; I rented the DVD to see a full musical for a fortieth the price, not a destroyed and non-musical movie based on a musical which was originally based on a non-musical movie that was (apparently) great to begin with.
And, if the Broadway rendition was much better than this one, it must truly have been magnificent; this one is quite good.
This review of The Producers (2005) was written by Johnh. on 27 Jul 2006.
The Producers has generally received positive reviews.
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