clever approach but the movie dragged

Rating: 4/10 (9 February 2012)

Sorry, but my wife and I both felt this movie was "an interesting exercise" but it tended to drag. The casting was excellent, especially the part of Peppy Miller---she is a winner!! She sparkles in every scene she's in and really steals the entire show. WE'd love to see her in future productions. The actor who did Valentin was very clearly in the part and portrayed the character quite well, but he had an odd script to work with. John Goodman was excellent in his role as the "Big Producer". But we can't understand what in the movie made it an Academy Award candidate. Maybe it was because it was foreign-made. But we wouldn't see it again. It was "okay" on a rainy evening. But we can't recommend it to our friends. Sorry. Harry C.