Happily Surprised

Rating: 8/10 (25 January 2017)

Well there you go. Three things I really hate: 1. Musicals. (with the exception of Grease and RHPS) 2. Clichés 3. Whistling. Given that; I expected to hate this movie but wanted to give it ti's dues strictly because of the amount of nominations it received. Yes, it had cheesy singing, I don't think you can have a musical without cheesiness. Yes it stole from other classics but it did it on purpose, with meaning, and while paying homage so I give it props for that. It was respectful of jazz as a genre and I respected the movie for it. The overall story was clichéd but delivered with conviction and I found myself with a cheesy grin on my face for a good chunk of the movie and certainly didn't expect to shed a tear. (shut up there was something in my eye). Would I watch it again? Probably not, but would I recommend it? Yes