I really liked this movie...

Rating: 8/10 (26 September 2005)

I saw this movie over the weekend and thoroughly enjoyed it. I thought the movie was technically amazing, along with having a good story to tell. There were times when I found myself engrossed in the plot that I was not thinking about what effort must have been involved to photograph the scene.
The only problems I had with the movie were that the pacing of the movie seemed off. Some of the plot points seemed to be rushed. Some movies develop very slowly, sometimes too slow. This movie develops very quickly, almost too quickly. Also, not all the musical numbers are enjoyable. "The Nightmare Before Christmas" was a better movie for pacing and for musical numbers that stick with you after the movie ends.
So better pacing and better musical numbers would have earned this movie a 10 from me. I definitely want the DVD when it comes out.