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Gentlemen Prefe...
OK 66 Points 1953

A sparkling Marilyn Monroe and one terrific song don’t fully rescue this Howard Hawks musical-comedy from the dregs of cheesiness. The song? Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend, a theatrically produced Song and Dance number performed by the inimitable MM in an iconic pink dress

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The Greatest Sh...
OK 66 Points 2017

The Greatest Showman is …who again… Hugh Jackman or P.T. Barnum? This is Barnum’s biopic but Jackman’s show, designed to feature who? Jackman, singing and strutting as only Hugh Jackman can do.

The Greatest Showman’s greatest problem is that Jackman likes to be liked. Unfortunately, lik…

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WikChip Video "Everything you'll ever want?" Uh, no.
Burlesque
Barely OK 66 Points 2010

Life is a cabaret ol’ chum, but Burlesque ain’t. Unlike Bob Fosse’s classic, this awkward knock-off can’t muster a single memorable song, criminally underuses its cast, and is poorly produced.

Oh, it has the winsome Christina Aguilera, she of the powerhouse voice. And it has the ageless Ch…

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WikChip Image Charming girl, huge voice, lame movie.
Les Misérables
Barely OK 78 Points 2012

People want to love Les Miz and many have, including the Oscars and a fellow ViewGuider. Fair enough. Beloved is beloved, especially when a blockbuster movie doesn’t stint on production values or star power. Sometimes however, an ugly truth is hiding right in plain sight, or in plain earshot…

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WikChip Image Samantha Barks stands out in a crowd
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Blues in the Night
None Yet 0 Points 1941
High School Mus...
None Yet 0 Points 2007
High School Mus...
None Yet 0 Points 2008
Grease
None Yet 0 Points 1978
Brother Bear
None Yet 0 Points 2003
Hair
None Yet 0 Points 1979