A bit of a let down, but still rather fun

Rating: 8/10 (3 March 2006)

I had been looking forward to this film for a straight year. It was good, and very well done, so I must give it high marks, but to be honest it let me down a bit. The biggest flaw, and it really hurts the film, is the musical numbers. They sound horrid, but what's really bad is that they are painfully point form, as if they are only their to tell the story, instead of enhancing it. It's like their more like plot explanations instead of songs, and the fact that the song will stop half way threw, have someone talk normally for five minutes, and then suddenly start up again doesn't help much.
What is good though is the look of the film. It looks great, fantastic really. The characters are also rather enchanting, and though the sense of humor is very lacking, when it does pop up it helps the film a lot.
The best scene was the piano scene between Emily and Victor. Now that was just plain sweet. If the film had more of that and less of well, kids stuff with the songs, then this movie would be really up their and the end would of had a lot more impact.
As is it really just shows off old Tim having a great old time, which makes the film pretty enjoyable, but still flawed.