I consider myself a South Pacific devotee, (both 1958 version and stage) and although I watched this remake with a very open mind and I couldn't believe how crappy it was! I thought it was so bad I couldn't even pretend it was a sendup and laugh at it!
The leads are all talented people but definitely miscast for this movie.
-Harry Connick Jr has a vacant look throughout the movie. -Glenn Close is too old and there is no "magic" between Nellie and Emile. -Lori Tan Chinn (Bloody Mary)looks and sounds like she should be in a Lord of the Rings movie as a Hobbit. Her version of Bali H'ai appears to be dubbed with someone who can't even sing -flat as a tack! -Robert Pastorelli (Luther Billis) looks like he's been thrown back from modern day and is still in a time warp. -Jack Thompson is a talented actor but he sure needs some help with his U.S. accent.
This telemovie version guarantees the original 1958 version looks even better!
The leads are all talented people but definitely miscast for this movie.
-Harry Connick Jr has a vacant look throughout the movie. -Glenn Close is too old and there is no "magic" between Nellie and Emile. -Lori Tan Chinn (Bloody Mary)looks and sounds like she should be in a Lord of the Rings movie as a Hobbit. Her version of Bali H'ai appears to be dubbed with someone who can't even sing -flat as a tack! -Robert Pastorelli (Luther Billis) looks like he's been thrown back from modern day and is still in a time warp. -Jack Thompson is a talented actor but he sure needs some help with his U.S. accent.
This telemovie version guarantees the original 1958 version looks even better!