Funny Girl
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Movie Reviews of Funny Girl
Movie Review: Fantastic
Summary: 5 Stars
Her first film; Her first success.
FUNNY GIRL is essentially what Barbra Streisand is all about. It is a lush, lavish, funny, tuneful and an all-out wonderful musical. Slightly nostalgic, William Wyler gives us more than just a dash of the opulent MGM-style musicals that Arthur Freed use to turn out by the dozen.
From start to finish, Barbra makes this her own film. More than a debut, it actually helped to further create the legend that is Barbra (and always will be). Everything about this picture is perfect - the sets, the scoring, the music, the cast (especially Kay Medford and Omar Sharif). But it is Barbra Streisand from start to finish that you will always remember.
Whether she is the gawky Fanny trying to break into show business (complete with an oil can marked MAKE UP), seeing Nicky Arnstein for the first time or pouring her heart out with such numbers as Don't Rain On My Parade/ My Man/ I'd Rather Be Blue/ and, of course, People - it is Barbra Streisand who makes this film memorable. Her voice is pure, her actions are natural and everything clicks to make this one of the best musicals of all time.
Movie Review: Streisand at her best
Summary: 5 Stars
It's no coincidence that when Barbra performed live, she looked back upon her repertoire of music and chose things like "People" and "Don't Rain on My Parade" to sing. The score to the Broadway show and this movie is one of the best musical scores ever, no doubt made better by Streisand's incomparable voice. The movie itself is beautifully filmed, and while some of the editing leaves a bit to be desired, it tells the story of the comedic legend Fanny Brice. Brice, whose career Streisand's seemed to have an uncanny likeness, was one of the Ziegfeld legends, and it's fitting that a legend in the making was chosen to play her on the stage and the big screen. Streisand turns in one of her best performances in all of her movies, and her ability to relate to her character is readily apparent in both her acting and her vocal interpretations of the many wonderful songs. While the VHS edition of the movie has been on my shelf for many years, I saw a preview of the DVD and it's simply awesome. Definitely one for the collection, whether you're a Streisand fan or not.Movie Review: Barbra At Her Best
Summary: 5 Stars
The vehicle that made Barbra Streisand a major superstar. From Broadway acclaim, to her 1968 Academy Award winning performance, "Funny Girl" is Barbra Streisand. When she sings its most familiar number "People", it seems all time stands still. And to date, there still is no one else who can touch that song but Barbra. As the popular comedic singer/actress Fanny Brice, we're given a lesson of survival through adversity. And Omar Sharif's finest hour since his appearance in "Doctor Zhivago" as Fanny's gambling addicted first husband Nicky Arnstein. You so much want to see these two succeed as a couple; but alas, it just wasn't to be.
Another standout is the finale, as Barbra so convincingly sings "My Man" with every award winning emotion imaginable. A note of trivia, Barbra Streisand won her 1968 Best Actress Oscar in a tie with Katherine Hepburn for her grand performance in "The Lion In Winter". An extreme rarity in Oscar history, having only happened once before back in the 1930s.
Movie Review: Delicious and Adorable JUST THE WAY YOU ARE
Summary: 5 Stars
OMG, I finally understand why Amanda Peet in interviews mentions that she has a movie poster of Funny Girl in her daughter's nursery and why Lady Gaga crosses her eyes in the Paparazzi music video. Barbra is irresistible and NAUGHTYily aware of how attractive she is - evident in the way she flashes her eyes and uses her smile. Remember when Voldemort was gagging over how Jewish girls can magically seduce their enemies in Schindler's List? Watch this movie and you will know exactly what he means! She looks much better here than she does in Hello Dolly. The color combinations don't look dated so this movie withstands the test of time. She is an awesome ginger and this should really be the inspiration for a Streisand Barbie instead of the dirty blonde one that is out now. Sorry! This movie is very old timey Ashkenazi New York. It's chock a block with good lines. Some people are just born with pizazz. The rest of us buy tickets to watch them.Movie Review: Beyond her vanity lies real genius
Summary: 5 Stars
Legendary director William Wyler brought out the very best in Barbra Streisand in this 1968 adaption of her Broadway hit. He had a lot of help from veteran cinematographer Harry Stradling, who photographed her so beautifully that you believe it when she looks in the mirror and says, "Hello Gorgeous." She looks great throughout the film and defines the meaning of a "Movie Star." I was surprised though at how many slow moments occur in the later part of the film when her marrriage to gambler Nick Arnstein begins to unravel.Funny Girl is an artist at her peak collaborating with other great artists. In later years, she took to running the show herself, sometimes to good effect with The Prince of Tides and also to bad with the utterly inconsequential Mirror has Two Faces.
But hey... any artist deserves to spread his/her wings. I just hope Babs makes a few more films of this calibre before she retires.