January 31, 2007
The most depressing musical of all time. Easy 5 stars.
I wonder if Lars Von Trier saw this?
Steve Martin,
Bernadette Peters,
Christopher Walken,
Jessica Harper,
Vernel Bagneris
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A musical fantasy about a drifter who becomes friends with a pitiful orphan girl and her grandfather.
DVD Release Date: July 27, 2004
Stats: 140 reviews
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Flixster Reviews (140)
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August 9, 2009This movie is probably one of the few that accurately depicted the zeitgeist of the depression. From it's hunger, to it's desperation, to it's fantasies this musical so amazingly brings it to life. I love that they draw on the photo and art images of the time (they reenact my fav...( read more)
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February 22, 2009To much music...but it was really well done...thought it was from the early 70's but boy was i wrong....Steve Martin...good serious actor..didnt know that..
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December 19, 2008Fascinating, gutsy, dark musical that combines a gritty story with difficult characters, and spectacular musical numbers. Not easy material to accept, but challenging, with superb cinematography by Gordon Willis.
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November 8, 2008this film is the closest thing to a noir musical out there. ross buffed a lot of the rough edges off his adaptation of the bbc tv series of the same name. but the visuals owe so much to the paintings of hopper as well as the noir films of the 40s that it deserves its place in a ...( read more)
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August 26, 2008an absolute masterpiece, full of great songs, great performances from steve martin and bernadette peters, even christoper walken. i love this movie. the bbc version with bob hoskins is pretty good too but i prefer this version, albeit more condensed, just makes me feel good.
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February 6, 2008One of my favorite movie musicals ever. Not as complex as the BBC mini-series it's based on (starring the best actor EVER, Bob Hoskins), but it stands up great on its own. It's unlike any musical I'd ever seen, none of the characters actually singing, but rather lip-synching ol...( read more)
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October 23, 2004
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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