Review of Hello, Dolly! (1969) by Jessica N — 09 Jan 2011

Barbra was MADE for this role! Not sure why Walter Matthau is in this film, but Michael Crawford totally makes up for that! haha Love this musical!

This review of Hello, Dolly! (1969) was written by Jessica N on 09 Jan 2011.

Hello, Dolly! has generally received positive reviews.

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Review of Hello, Dolly! (1969)

By Katelyn M (178) on 30 Aug 2012

This is another fantastic musical. Right up there with The Sound of Music and Phantom of the Opera which are superb musicals…

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By Kevin R (2,184) on 31 Mar 2013

In 69, Gene Kelly was still directing musicals in the old fashioned Hollywood style…

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By Millo T (667) on 19 Feb 2018

It is good as a colorful musical. The problem is I am not a grave fan of that format…

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By Rachel P (285) on 10 Apr 2012

Such a upbeat musical! Loved it. And yes I came to see it just because of wall-E…

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By Steve S (3,182) on 04 Dec 2014

Due to the recent RT changes that have basically ruined my past reviews, I am mostly only giving a rating rather than a full review.…

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By Ted W (1,490) on 18 Jan 2015

I watched it in choir and for watching a movie at school awesome. Love all the songs and will be the best musical movie of all time…

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By David S (4,459) on 23 Mar 2017

I expected so much more from Hello, Dolly! It really is just a bore, and none of the songs stood out to me…

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By Dianna D (128) on 16 Nov 2013

Not my favorite movie musical, but has some high points. Might be least favorite Matthau role so far though…

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By Kyle B (1,653) on 30 May 2015

A charming and fun musical film with one of the best performances from Barbra Streisand that I have seen. Walter Matthau, Tommy Tune, E.J…

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By Spencer P (651) on 23 Apr 2016

While some of the songs are delightful with some charismatic singers, the plot is nonetheless nonsensical and the main character is barely believable…

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