Review of The Producers (1968) by Becca A — 21 Apr 2016

Too loud and silly for my liking compounded with grown men touching and groping at each other every other scene has put me off which otherwise had quite a funny premise and a very potential slapstick plot. I have always enjoyed Mel Brooks movies, but this made my cringe mostly. The Swedish secretary and the actual show were an oasis in the middle of this huge man-made desert.

Max Bialystock (Zero Mostel) is a yesteryear successful producer now running on fumes entertaining old ladies for scrapes. When an IRS man Leo Bloom (Gene Wilder) while going through his accounts makes a remark on how a producer can make money out of a sure flop, Bialystock gets interested and talks Leo into executing it. In the process they pick up the worst show ever written 'Springtime for Hitler' showing Hitler, his intentions and accomplishments in a bad taste. After they select equally superlative bad choices for director, actors etc.. they were just waiting for the show to get burned the first day and spend the money made out of it. Does their plan work towards their intentions forms the rest of the story.

Though intentional this is by far the worst acting job by the entire unit and the most putting off presentation I have ever come across. The actors were too loud, too silly and their hugging and kissing and groping made me proud about my patience to finish the movie. Considering it is a successful movie does not lack in its merits with a well written script for a slapstick and occasional moments of humor and a breezy screenplay. Short runtime and a happy ending doesn't hurt either.

Outdated, loud, silly, putting off lousy acting with an occasionally funny script.