Review of Topsy-Turvy (1999) by Alec B — 03 Jul 2015
Incredibly boring.
Set in the 1880s, the story of how, during a creative dry spell, the partnership of the legendary musical/theatrical writers Gilbert and Sullivan almost dissolves, before they turn it all around and write the Mikado.
Maybe you have to be into theatre, and musicals in particular, and/or enjoy a history piece on Gilbert and Sullivan, but the movie is very uninteresting. Moves at a snail's pace, goes for 2 1/2 hours, and nothing really happens. What does happen, you know already, from the provided synopsis.
Director Mike Leigh could at least have made it shorter, rather than an endurance test.
This review of Topsy-Turvy (1999) was written by Alec B on 03 Jul 2015.
Topsy-Turvy has generally received very positive reviews.
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