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Title: Watch It From A Historical Perspective
Review: About forty-five minutes into this movie, I basically lost interest. The main problem with this film is that it is so dated that it is almost unbearable to watch. It is just one of those movies that just didn't age well with time. If anything, this movie is worth watching ONLY for the historical perspective, being that it is the first Hollywood movie musical and the first talky picture to have won an academy award. Otherwise, the plot leaves very little to be desired, the acting is far too melodramatic even for the standards of the time, and the music is, well, not catchy. The only thing I particularly liked about Broadway Melody is that it is just SO 1920's, a time when women were naturally curvy and naturally beautiful and the fashion was just so cute and adorable. At the end of the day though, this movie is just not worth watching for anything more than just the historical background.
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