Review of The Broadway Melody (1929) by Curtis J — 04 Mar 2011
The first Movie musical and the first talkie to win Best Picture is a stinking mess by today's standards. The performances are strange, the direction is shockingly bad, the editing and transitions are worthy of a 10 year old's first try at Windows Movie Maker. Does have a couple memorable songs, but even the staging is an embarrassment. The film's big production number "The Wedding of the Painted Doll" is poorly and stiffly framed in a largely static shot and the choreography is a joke. I honestly had a hard time believing it was actually a professional production of performers who might have been considered the best in their fields.
Saw on video.
This review of The Broadway Melody (1929) was written by Curtis J on 04 Mar 2011.
The Broadway Melody has generally received mixed reviews.
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