And people slag HSM???

Rating: Null/10 (20 July 2010)

This film is nothing.
I could not even laugh at any of it - I think I was in a state of shock...
To hear those beautiful songs in such a meaningless flick only made it worse.
I hope I will forget this very quickly.
Haha, I don't have to check the "Spoiler" box - when there's no story there's nothing to give away...
I watched till the end against my own better judgement.
My eyes drooped. I started thinking of starving children in Africa who should have received the funds for this dross.
I'm not even angry (as I was after Shutter Island). Like many others here, I'm numb.
Hairspray(new) is genius, Little Shop of Horrors is great as well, and at least HSM has a love story.
Is this one of those "Love'em or hate'em" films? Well if, then I don't want anything to do with a lover of this film, who clearly has never seen a good movie in his/her life.
Maybe I was not in the right mood for this - I was expecting something to laugh at and tap my feet to, maybe even sing along to on a warm summer night.
I was not entertained. Not one iota. I don't even know why I gave it two stars - probably because I love the songs (but not in this movie).
I'm not complaining about the lack of singing quality - I thought it a rather nice twist to the over perfect voices in other adaptations, a down-to-earth approach.
But the acting was so bad...dead, void eyes all around...like watching a zombie film...:-)
Now who would have thought Pierce Brosnan could learn something from Zac Efron...!
No no no, this is not good. Revenue does not make this good. Drinks do not make this good. Even Abba does not make this good.
Nuff said. Gee!