not horrible, but wait for the DVD

Rating: 5/10 (13 August 2008)

First off, I am a Broadway musical lover. I can't think of one that I disliked. Secondly, I have not seen the stage production of this show.
Having said those two things, I was disappointed in this film version of the musical. After 1/2 hour, I was ready to go home and would have if I had been by myself. Thankfully, the theater was only charging $5 that day so I didn't feel like I wasted my money, only my time. I think they should have re-written some of the script so that there was more dialog and not just moving the story along with one song after another.
I was looking forward to seeing many of my favorite screen & stage stars doing this, but frankly, they need to re-consider doing musical theater. For most of them, it's just not their cup of tea.
I did think Seyfried and Cooper were excellent though--very cute! I'm looking forward to seeing more of them.
Maybe I'll see the stage production someday and will enjoy it more.