Funny Girl
I’m going to be in my university’s production of this, so I was doing some much needed homework.
This film is pretty good. The production design is spectacular and the deeper development of <PERSON>’s character helps make the ending more impactful than the stage version, but ultimately it’s <PERSON>’s performance that carries the film.
Personally I found the film to lack some emotional depth and I also thought it didn’t develop the main storylines enough even with its extensive runtime. That being said, Funny Girl is <PERSON>’s movie and was made to showcase just how perfect she was for the role of <PERSON>.
It lacks the musical spectacle that is the stage play and honestly Funny Girl just doesn’t have a very strong story to begin with. So having it stripped down even further for the film version definitely made it feel quite underwhelming.
Either way, it has 4 show-stopping numbers and <PERSON> is an absolute musical goddess.
Grade: 68% 80