Was ready to walk out after first ten minutes but..............

Rating: 7/10 (16 September 2007)

Was ready to walk out after first ten minutes - but glad I stayed. I think the last musical I saw on the big screen was "Funny Girl" or "The Sound of Music" when I was a kid. Not sure if "Blazing Saddles" counts as a musical. So I didn't really know what to expect from this. I was pleasantly surprised.
The guys who wrote the movie are better known (to me) as UK TV Comedy writers and this is sometimes apparent in the comedy parts of the script.So don't waste time looking for any sort of higher or hidden meaning. Thewriters have been around for donkeys years and are responsible for two of my all time favourites from UK TV Porridge and The Likely Lads.
Best thing to do is just sit back and let the story unfold and listen to the music and enjoy the movie. I particularly enjoyed the cameos from Bono, Eddie Izzard with a little bit of help from Joe Cocker. A very easy movie to watch on rainy Sunday afternoon.