Did I miss the point?

Rating: 2/10 (28 February 2015)

I was probably expecting something other. English is not my native language and I do not have much of a connection to Broadway or its history, so I would most likely miss much of the interpretation in translation, but I found the movie extremely boring.
I like that the film was made without visible cuts, as this was a new experience. I don't think I would like others to follow, since the camera moves were sometimes distracting, but it's nice for a change. And it definitely suits a film about theater.
Otherwise the movie pace was terribly slow for me. I actually could not watch it in one go. Only after a few week, I felt like finishing the other half, which was not much better as the first and I was forwarding most of the last 20min.
This film is not to my taste and I cannot recommend watching it. The plot pace was like the drum music in it - without climax, just dragging on forever.