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Left to my own devices on Saturday evening, I finally got around to watching this film. I bought it just after finishing the book which I really enjoyed and then forgot all about it until I was searching for something to watch that Nico wouldn't mind missing out on (I'm saving the SATC marathon for maternity leave).
I really enjoyed the film. Enough time had passed between reading the novel and watching the musical for me to forgive the changes made to the plot. Of course, I will always believe that the book is better than the film but this time I really felt that the film was a nice reminder of the story.
The only criticism I would have is that absolutely everything is done through song and it gets a little repetitive. Of course, I expect a lot of music in a musical but I prefer the likes of Grease where the dialogue is still plain dialogue and the musical numbers generally fit to the story line. By repetitive I mean that often it seemed the same music was used with different words rather than having a whole new song. However, the numbers were so epic that I could overlook this.
On the positive side, I liked the acting and the singers were very powerful. Russel Crowe's singing voice really reminded me of someone else and it is driving me a little crazy but I can't figure out where I have heard it before. I've probably mentioned before that singing is my big no go so I have a huge level of respect for anyone who sings in public, especially when it's not directly how they learn their living.
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