Miserable ideas

Rating: 1/10 (4 March 2003)

Where did the idea come from that singing the first line of as many different songs as possible constitutes a "Medley?" Or that using, out of context, the most popular hits from Rodgers & Hammerstein and other great song writers is acceptable? I was constantly hoping that they would complete at least one piece of music besides "The Sound of Music" and that Elton John thing; but no, they kept reciting bits and snatches of recent (and not so recent) pop songs ad infinitum - I wanted to tear my hair out after hearing nothing but sound bites of old favorites for what seemed like five minutes without a break. And the Folies Bergere & Busby Berkeley cliches - this is not a movie for anyone with musical theater taste of ANY kind, only musical illiterates could like this piece of crap. Not that Ewan McGregor or Nicole Kidman were bad... they did far more than then material asked for. Also John Leguizamo was better than perfect as Toulouse Latrec, if one can use such a phrase.