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The Fantasticks
48
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80
Los Angeles Times
Kevin Thomas
Los Angeles Times
Kevin Thomas
Manages to honor the theatricality of the source yet becomes a fully cinematic experience. A gem.
78
Austin Chronicle
Austin Chronicle
It has that bygone style, in which impossibly innocent ingenues suddenly break into blissfully tuneful song.
75
San Francisco Chronicle
Edward Guthmann
San Francisco Chronicle
Edward Guthmann
Has slow patches and requires a generous suspension of disbelief. But it's also sweet and optimistic -- a welcome antidote to gloom.
70
TNT RoughCut
Andy Klein
TNT RoughCut
Andy Klein
Scrappy, sappy, and appealing.
70
L.A. Weekly
Chuck Wilson
L.A. Weekly
Chuck Wilson
This is the first Broadway-sourced movie musical in umpteen years, and you should see it, because the score is gorgeous.
50
New York Daily News
Jami Bernard
New York Daily News
Jami Bernard
The deliberate simplicity that works so well at the Sullivan Street Theater seems flat, anachronistic and almost spooky on the big screen.
50
TV Guide Magazine
TV Guide Magazine
While the cast and songs are top notch, the predictability of the madness makes it pretty clear that this musical shouldn't have left the stage
50
San Francisco Examiner
Walter Addiego
San Francisco Examiner
Walter Addiego
It seems like another misstep - the story just doesn't hold up to Ritchie's treatment.
40
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers
Shot five years ago by director Michael Ritchie. No release until now. Uh-oh. Disaster? Pretty much.
20
Variety
Scott Foundas
Variety
Scott Foundas
The resulting film is one of too much reverence and not enough satire.
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