7 Good Scenes do not a great movie make

Rating: 5/10 (11 January 2017)

I went in with high expectations and the dance number at the beginning boded well. I understood this was an "about Hollywood" movie with a storyline that had been done repeatedly, but that is okay and the actors should have been up to the task. Many of the musical numbers had a quality that reminded me of Les demoiselles de Rochefort which is a film I enjoy - indeed, I felt that Jacques Demy must have been a muse for this director. The problem is when there wasn't music the story was flat and turgid. The main comment I heard from others in the audience was that the movie was boring. The movie could have cut 30 minutes from the dramatic scenes and the total effect would have been much improved. My suggestion is wait until you can record it on DVR and fast forward to play the musical parts.