Review of The Birdcage (1996) by Rabih H — 01 May 2015
Entertaining...in spells. Also quite silly and/or dull in spells.
Had the potential to be a very good comedy, as well as comment on bigotry and homophobia. In the end is a decent, but not great comedy. Some of the dialogue is very funny, but the movie often teeters on the edge of descending into pointless farce. Some of the gags and sub-plots go nowhere.
While taking a small stab at right-wing conservatism, the movie isn't that profound in terms of dealing with homophobia. Admittedly it is a comedy, not a drama, but set-up was already there.
Good performances by Robin Williams and Nathan Lane in the lead roles. Good support from Gene Hackman, Dianne Wiest, Hank Azaria, Calista Flockhart, Dan Flutterman and Christine Baranski.
This review of The Birdcage (1996) was written by Rabih H on 01 May 2015.
The Birdcage has generally received positive reviews.
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