Tag: broadway

“Jersey Boys” (2014) is a Solid Film in Its Own Right

8/10

As a movie based on a broadway musical, "Jersey Boys" (2014) avoids two traps that other movie musicals fall into: casting actors who have the name recognition but not the singing capabilities and lack of scale that puts to waste the unlimited spacial possibilities of films on screen.

Why Bother with “Les Misérable” (2012)?

4.5/10

To me, the whole idea of making a film based on a musical is ill-conceived. A musical, performed on stage, is by its nature spatially limited. A stage production can't so easily change scenes, so the song and dance routine is a way to pace the narrative while making the most out of each set
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