Negative Positive
Title: Oklahoma OK!
Review: I have a particular weakness for Hugh Jackman, I must admit, as well as a particular weakness for anything Rogers & Hammerstein. I even love their craptastic Cinderella, although Brandi's version is infinitely better than the tired old TV version I saw once. Anyway, suffice to say that I luuuuuurved this version. I read a review that sometimes Curly can come off as "smarmy" but Hugh Jackman pulls it off amazingly well. It's true. All the characters in the musical are really surprisingly deep and it takes some prowess to pull them off. So what if they're Brits and Aussies pretending to be Oklahoma...uh...ians? They were awesome and I loved it. If you're used to the original version, this one might be a bit of a shocker. I don't remember the first one being quite so gritty, but it made sense to do it that way. Ado Annie is more hussy-ish and Jud is REALLY creepy. Oh, and bonus? Curly spends a good deal of Act II shirtless. Mmmm. Shirtless Jack. Mmmm.
Is the review positive or negative? 