Sweet Charity
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DVD Cover Information Actor: Chita Rivera, John McMartin, Paula Kelly, Shirley MacLaine, Stubby Kaye Brand: Universal Studios DVD: Region Code 1 Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 4.0; Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 4.0 Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen Picture Format: 2.35:1 Running Time: 153 minutes DVD Release Date: 2003-03-04 Audience Rating: G (General Audience) Studio: Universal Studios |
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Movie Reviews of Sweet Charity
Movie Review: A Real Drag
Summary: 2 Stars
I saw this movie years ago, but didn't remember much about it, except some of the songs, and the basic story. I also saw "Nights of Cabiria", from which the story was taken. I love musicals, and I
think Shirley MacLaine is very talented. She is very sweet as Charity Hope Valentine, and one can't help wanting a happy ending for her. So why did I think this movie was awful? First of all, some of the dialogue was so repetitious it became irritating-- how many times can you listen to Charity say "Fickle finger of fate" over and over without wanting to hit the mute button? Also, some of the scenes went on and on and on-- especially the elevator scene. And-- the intermission was totally unnecessary. But the worst disappointment for me was the musical numbers. I didn't like any of them--- they were so far over the top as to be silly. Bob Fosse must have thrown everything into them that he could--- instead of letting the dancers and the songs carry the numbers, he had so much busyness in all of them-- too many people, costumes that didn't fit the story, silly moves-- and they all went past the point of enjoyment. I fast forwarded thru
a couple of them just to get them over with. I have never done that before with any movie. This could have been so much better-- the story was good, the charactors were good-- but the whole thing should have been toned down. The movie could have been 30 minutes shorter if there had been some trimming. It was entirely too long. Also--- all that stop action-- what was that all about? I know, I know-- it was to show the progress of the story, but it was a distraction.
I didn't like the movie and was glad when it was over.