Victor/Victoria
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Movie Reviews of Victor/Victoria
Movie Review: A truly funny, remarkable film!
Summary: 5 Stars
Blake Edwards, Julie Andrews, James Garner, Lesley Anne Warren and Robert Preston have all outdone themselves here! Applaud, applaud.
Really funny comedies are hard to find, but not in this case. The situations, facial expressions and sidelines all work together well. From the opening scenes in a restaraunt to the finale with Preston doing drag, a definitive classic that none other holds a candle to!
This is a must have for anyone who enjoys a good, strong belly laugh. There are scenes here that wouldn't work anywhere else. And the score is wonderful. 'Crazy World' became a favorite of mine the minute I heard it and is well suited here.
Andrews turns in a tour-de-force performance alongside Preston. The two of them make a great comedic couple! Lesley Anne Warren deserves many, many cudos for her performance here... truly remarkable.
James Garner's charater is played well and with subtle humor as is appropriate.
Do not miss this one. Really the best of Blake Edwards' career!
Movie Review: a perfect film!!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is truly a perfect film! Thet casting, the filming, the sets and costumes and music....I can't find anything wrong with this movie!Movie Review: Just the best
Summary: 5 Stars
I'd give it more stars if I could.
This movie is unquestionably (in my mind) Blake Edwards' masterpiece. I won't belabor the plot and its joys. Others have told that story. But what truly sets this movie apart is its use of "bits" -- small character parts, bits of business, and other moments that give the movie a more three-dimensional flavor. Not many movies can pull that off successfully. We have the waiter that Victoria and Toddy encounter at various times through the film. Their initial banter with him (when Victoria finishes her first meal -- her first in four days -- very quickly he picks up the tablecloth and remarks, "I've only been gone 5 minutes. I thought you must have a dog." When she remarks the the beef was a little tough, he responds, "Maybe the way you're eating, your jaws are getting tired.") sets the tone for subsequent encounters. The fellow in the hotel who keeps trying to put his shoes outside his door to be shined, but every time he comes out, something weird is going on in the hall, and he disappears again back into his room. The Inspector Clouseau type detective who is hired by the owner of Chez Luiz to discover what is going on is used just enough to be funny without (as I found with the Clouseau movies) getting tiresome. When he first comes into Chez Luiz, he is told, "Be careful." He responds, "I'm always careful." And the comeback, "That stool is broken." At which point it collapses. (It plays better than it sounds.) Timing is everything, and this movie has it in spades.
Of course, the songs and dances are wonderful. The "Shady Lady from Seville" is delightfully sarcastic the first time we see it, and that feeling echoes later on as well. The dance number in Chez Luiz with the two-sided constumes is inspired.
If you haven't seen this movie, take an evening off and prepare to be entertained. If you have -- watch it again.
Movie Review: Best musical I've ever seen
Summary: 5 Stars
Victor/Victoria is one of the best movies I've seen so far. Everything in this movie is perfect: the music, the costumes, the set, the story in of course the actors. Robert Preston, James Garner and Julie Andrews are marvellous! I'm looking forward to the Broadway DVD!Movie Review: PERFECT!!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is the kind of movies everybody enjoy! A good comedy with plenty of troubles and confussions, good actors and a great dialogue, and of course, a great direction by Blake Edwards. You can't stop laughing with every gag in the movie, and enjoy those silly situations the bodyguard has to spend, especially when he confesses he's gay. Or the lightning falling on the detective. The songs are so nice and the decorations are so well done, and the suits of the time are very well made. Julie Andrews demonstrates she's an actress for all times. Spend your money in this perfect, great movie you'll enjoy for ever.