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Title: Disappointing because Olivia is so much better than this awful script
Review: "Xanadu" can't seem to decide if it wants to be a roller-disco movie, a dance flick, a musical, or just a vehicle for Olivia Newton-John, who is a much better actress than this lousy script allowed. And WHAT??? is Gene Kelly doing in this movie? Was he broke?The music is good, and the storyline could have been - a Muse, one of the daughters of Zeus, comes back to inspire great looking young man with a dream - but bad dialogue and some just plain dumb production numbers (roller skaters dancing and chanting "Xanadu" over and over - what is that about?) spoil it. Olivia has proven herself a capable actress, and of course her vocals are superb, and all that adds up to Completely Wasted On This Movie. Ick. Two stars, and those only for the great soundtrack.
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