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Review title: Dated, Tiresome musical
Product review: This Birdie did not age well. The story is so dopey, the teenagers so gagaliciously 1950ish ("getting pinned" is the source of a major number and integral to the plot), the parents so repulsive and/or outlandish, that it is a wonder anyone would bother putting it out on DVD. Unlike Grease, or Oklahoma, or any other musical I can think of, Birdie has no "larger" coherent message that translates through the anachronistic setting. And, purely as a musical, it is weak. With one or two exceptions, the songs are not well constructed and the choreography is unimaginative. The one redeeming feature is the very young and gorgeous Ann-Margaret. She is truly luminous, charismatic and talented, and the movie falters whenever she's not on screen.For real lovers of the genre only, otherwise, it's a very fast way to clear a room.
