Title: How to RUIN a great musical
Product review: One of Broadway's "best ever" musicals was absolutely ruined by Hollywood's casting of Marlon Brando and Jean Simmons. Sinatra is OK but doesn't really have the acting/comedic chops to pull this off.What the hell were they thinking? If you've ever seen even an amateur stage production of this incredibly wonderful musical, you'll HATE this movie. Even "Adelaide's Lament" is poorly filmed/directed even though the actress is the original B'way Adelaide. Sad... very sad. I haven't purchased this movie from Amazon; I've cringed thru several showings of this bomb on TV and in movie theatres. This is not a comment on the reproduction qualities of the film, it's a comment on the original crappy casting and direction of what should could have been a timeless and cherished musical classic gem (imagine 'West Side Story' if starring Donny Osmond as Tony, Miley Cyrus as Maria and directed by whoever directed 'Caddy Shack'). Oh... the horror!
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