mysense-14488
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If we hadn't been misled by the two line synopsis, we probably wouldn't have watched this thing. It led us to believe there was some cerebral content. More than once a character asked why the perpetrators were perpetrating; it was never sensibly answered. There was a bunch of fighting and explosions thrown in, but there really wasn't any reason for it. The main character's original prison sentence wasn't convincingly explained, nor was how such a brilliant programmer got caught for his second sentence. Other parts of the movie are incredibly predictable. The plotted endgame of the villains was clearly contrived as an excuse for the included violence; as the "hero" suggested, and should have been able to do as well, with the skills attributed to them and him, there were far easier ways to get rich. I'll give it four stars for the action scenes, although, as I alluded to above, judgement of such is not really my forte.
First complaint is that in the comic strip upon which the musical is based, none of the characters had eyeballs, yet here, they all did. Why couldn't the producers come up with something for actors with eyeballs, instead of...
If you really think the point of the story has anything to do with Annie's hair or skin color, I feel very sorry for you.
I think the "over the top" interpretation. Of Miss Hannigan started with Carol Burnett. It's a little much for me, but that's just a matter of taste. (Hey, for me, one of the highlights was catching the stagehands skirt across the back of stage--different strokes for different folks.)
Different versions have accented different parts of the story; this is hardly my favorite. More fleshing out of the plot to kidnap Annie to get the money and Miss Hannigan's sudden act of conscience would bring more sense to the story.
All that said, it does project the optimism that's the point of the play. It's not that hard to sit back and enjoy (unless you rely on the captioning, which, done live, rather than from the script, was late, and often truncated).
If you really think the point of the story has anything to do with Annie's hair or skin color, I feel very sorry for you.
I think the "over the top" interpretation. Of Miss Hannigan started with Carol Burnett. It's a little much for me, but that's just a matter of taste. (Hey, for me, one of the highlights was catching the stagehands skirt across the back of stage--different strokes for different folks.)
Different versions have accented different parts of the story; this is hardly my favorite. More fleshing out of the plot to kidnap Annie to get the money and Miss Hannigan's sudden act of conscience would bring more sense to the story.
All that said, it does project the optimism that's the point of the play. It's not that hard to sit back and enjoy (unless you rely on the captioning, which, done live, rather than from the script, was late, and often truncated).
He could have had twice as much fun reviewing this thing. Physics, physiology, medicine, economics (for a $100?); it would take hours to properly list all the examples of pure (and impure) nonsense. On the other hand "The Last of the Mohegans" is still being read and there is a presented tension here, a classic villain, and even an existential question or two brought up. So, it can serve to fill up two hours semi-enjoyably, particularly if, to piggyback onto that other reviewer, you start the beer drinking well before the movie.