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Producers, The (2005) Rank 1 Reviews
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Flipside Movie Emporium (Rob Vaux)
Of course, that tinkering did produce a supremely well-received musical, and I can only imagine that the material we see here plays far better on stage. But returning the story to the movie theaters requires more than just cutting it out and ...read the complete Producers movie review at Flipside Movie Emporium (Rob Vaux)
The Independent (Anthony Quinn)
Brooks does have genius in him, as anyone who knows his "2,000-year-old man" routine with Carl Reiner will attest, but as a film-maker he has been coarse, undiscriminating and madly repetitive. Whatever magic you felt The Producers conjured on stage, ...read the complete Producers movie review at The Independent (Anthony Quinn)
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New York Post (Kyle Smith)
From bad to worse - Even in verse - The Producers moves like a hearse -Mildness and blandness -Mugging like madness - Who knew that "Rent" would win this fight? - Murdering a genre's just not all ...read the complete Producers movie review at New York Post (Kyle Smith)
St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt (St. Paul))
You could think of The Producers as a way to see most of the Broadway cast for 1/12 the price of a Broadway ticket. Or you could think of it as a bad idea at any price. ...read the complete Producers movie review at St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt (St. Paul))
Detroit Free Press (Terry Lawson)
There are bad movies, there are terrible, misguided mistakes and there are unbearable and embarrassing ordeals. The Producers: The Movie Musical is all of those. ...read the complete Producers movie review at Detroit Free Press (Terry Lawson)
EmanuelLevy.com (Emanuel Levy)
The movie is so poorly conceived, directed, choreographed, and executed by Susan Stroman that it makes its lead actors, Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick, utterly charmless and the whole musical witless and unappealing. ...read the complete Producers movie review at EmanuelLevy.com (Emanuel Levy)
San Jose Mercury News (Bruce Newman)
... to have seen either the original movie, or Lane and Broderick on Broadway (I saw both) is to be reminded what a lamentable knockoff this is. ...read the complete Producers movie review at San Jose Mercury News (Bruce Newman)
New York Times (A.O. Scott)
Uma Thurman as a would-be actress is the one bit of genuine radiance in this aggressively and pointlessly shiny, noisy spectacle. ...read the complete Producers movie review at New York Times (A.O. Scott)
User Reviews
by Anne Parker "anni... on July 06, 2009
This movie is not only funny, but great fun. It can be enjoyed on the surface as a comedy or musical. Or, one can delve deeper and look at Max Bialystock as a metaphor of desire and frustration. One HAS to watch the unfortunately-deleted King of ...
by B. Vaughan on January 13, 2009
This movie is absolutely hilarious. To those who have no sense of humour, you may find this offensive, but to the rest of the world, this provides 2 hours of ...
by barry on December 14, 2008
I am a huge fan of the theater, especially musicals but for some reason I never saw THE PRODUCERS. I acknowledged all the kudos and Tonys but I just thought I would not like it even though I am a huge Matthew Broderick fan. Boy do I regret not seeing ...
by Courtney Rabideau on December 07, 2008
Max Bialistock is a Broadway Producer who is down on his luck. One day he meets acountant Leopold Bloom and they come up with an idea to make alot of money. Find the worst play eveer written, get the worst director, and take off with the money to ...
by C. Moch "Musical ... on October 21, 2008
I love this film. I grew up, although I am a child of the 90's, on the old movie. I think that Nathan Lane is extremely similar to Zero Mostel. Uma Therman also does a good job as Ula. Now, and again I LOVE this film, I think Matthew Broderick is trying ...
by Myrtle A. McDonal... on August 18, 2008
I borrowed this title from the library. I wasn't expecting much but I was laughing from start to finish. The concept of Nathan Lane as a straight man was funny in and of itself. I really enjoyed the musical numbers. I'm going to buy my own personal ...
by Michael Jacobs on February 06, 2008
Knew had to get the DVD after the first time I watched it at the movies - great music, brilliant actors, and lots of ...
by Dennis Littrell on February 03, 2008
When this brilliant satire of Broadway musicals came out in the sixties it announced two things: (1) enough time has passed so that we can now laugh at the holocaust, and (2) we are OUT. (Well, not me since I was not only straight, but straight arrow. ...
by Adele Plotkin on November 24, 2007
This film is one of the most enjoyable I've ever seen or owned. Mel Brooks is a comic genius. ...
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