Review of The Producers (2005) by Amoviecritic — 03 Jun 2006
Too long. The problem is the songs, which serve to interrupt the comedy and story, and end up dragging on and on. I'm sure they were entertaining on Broadway, but on a screen, it's just not. It's boring, and the songs drag on and on.
On a Broadway stage, songs can go on and on because there's something exciting, (I guess) about seeing big musical numbers performed right in front of you. But in a movie, on a screen, they've got to be short and quick, because they do nothing but interrupt the plot.
The movie, (when there's no singing going on,) is funny, and the idea was always a creative one, and there are some very funny performanes here. But you can't enjoy the movie when it keeps interrupting itself for yet another pointless musical number.
Clocking in at over 2 hours, it's a long movie, and one that would have been much better with at least 30 minutes cut. And there's no question about where the cuts should have taken place; the SONGS.
Some could have easily been eliminated (or at the very least shortened) and it would have greatly benefitted the movie.
This review of The Producers (2005) was written by Amoviecritic on 03 Jun 2006.
The Producers has generally received positive reviews.
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