Product: Funny Girl [VHS] (1968)
Rating: 5.0
Fantastic
Her first film; Her first success.FUNNY GIRL is essentially what Barbra Streisand is all about. It is a lush, lavish, funny, tuneful and an all-out wonderful musical. Slightly nostalgic, William Wyler gives us more than just a dash of the opulent MGM-style musicals that Arthur Freed use to turn out by the dozen.From start to finish, Barbra makes this her own film. More than a debut, it actually helped to further create the legend that is Barbra (and always will be). Everything about this picture is perfect - the sets, the scoring, the music, the cast (especially Kay Medford and Omar Sharif). But it is Barbra Streisand from start to finish that you will always remember.Whether she is the gawky Fanny trying to break into show business (complete with an oil can marked MAKE UP), seeing Nicky Arnstein for the first time or pouring her heart out with such numbers as Don't Rain On My Parade/ My Man/ I'd Rather Be Blue/ and, of course, People - it is Barbra Streisand who makes this film memorable. Her voice is pure, her actions are natural and everything clicks to make this one of the best musicals of all time.