"Oliver!" as a musical prodigy

Rating: 6/10 (30 November 2014)

While my summary describes the plot the one thing that drove me crazy was the kid playing the music was obviously not playing the music. I felt no sense of disbelief and felt myself angry at movie producers who would allow such an occurrence. As a musician, I felt like screaming, much like the Puerto Ricans after West Side Storys' Maria was given to Natalie Wood who also couldn't sing. Yet, I've heard from people who love music that they were touched by this film. Arggghhh! Using a cello in the music (young mother) when the young father was playing his sensitive rock tunes was clever and brought them together, but was she shocked when the father of the child she believes she just found is standing right next to her at that exact moment after 12 years? Happy, yes, but shocked, not in the least. I believe this DVD is a coffee coaster in waiting, and I love "Oliver!"