Incredible! A stunning performance from a cast of stars and soon to be stars. A Stella casting and visionary crew, from sweeper to director and all between.

This, should of been terrible. It shouldn't of worked. It is too silly and mixed genre, even a PG13 rating, for, what should of been a crusty flop aired on children's tv on free to air channel.

It works! It must of taken so much thought and planning, to make this so incredible.
The cast had amazing chemistry going. I plead with people to give it time. Watching the first part, may make you think it isn't for you. I know I didn't. I was looking for something else to watch. Luckily, it gave the movie time to intrigue me. In my mind, it switched, from silly, to great song, to understanding what was happening, then being dragged, kicking and screaming, in to the movie. Then progressed on a Rollercoaster of emotion that nearly had a tear in my eye. Please, give it a try. It may surprise you, like it did me.

That is the short version.
If you want to read more thoughts and general waffling from ==midnitewolf== a half mad, half wolf, totally unqualified, waffling guy who shoots of in tangents, please read on. Today's tangent is red/ginger/auburn hair.

I read the write up. I thought it would be awful.

You know, I looked at this, thought that the cheese factor, would be off the charts and just too daft, even for my Christmas list.
But, I like to be fair.
So, I stuck it on the box, and started looking for what to watch instead.
Truly, this story, just should not work. The whole idea is silly.
I saw the PG13 rating and I was even more surprised. Surely this should of be aimed at kids?
When it starts, it comfirmred my first thoughts about it being too silly. But I always try to give it a chance.
Who ever agreed to fund this movie, must of been mad, genius, visionary or great trust in the people making the movie, casting the movie and making it ready to screen.

I would say, maybe it was written for musical theatre. Maybe even cast for, written for and maybe even of been on stage? I don't like to research the movies, just sit and watch and have my own opinion.

I don't know why this movie worked. It should of been corny, cheesy, camp and silly.

It SHOULD not be any good.

I cannot understand it, because it was incredible!

The cast were perfect! They were flawless and totally believable! In a slightly, I want to say "over acting" but that would make them sound bad. But they were, if anything, too darn good!

Once you start to understand what is happening, it starts to make perfect sense. The O. T. T. Is not only A. O. K. But T. N. T. It blew me away.
When you understand it, process it, not only does it make the movie stand out, it actually, really, really be, not only real and believable, but it makes perfect sense. It made me wonder if it is loosely based on fact.

In other movies I have reviewed, I have said how important the chemistry between the actors is for me. Two amazing actors with amazing camera, producers, script etc, can be absolutely rubbish, if you don't believe they are in love. Or mother and daughter, or what ever. If the chemistry isn't there, it makes it hard to believe. You can watch it, but you cannot be a part of it. Because if the actors are meant to be lovers, but you can see hints that they don't like each other, you don't know if the actor, is acting like the character doesn't really like her or he doesn't really love her, or if it is the actor that doesn't like the actress? It just loosing its nuance and you don't know what is happening. Is the character cheating on the female character but pretending he loves her for her money? Or is he planning to kill her off?
Nope. Just two great actors that just cannot pull off being in love.

Well, this whole cast have incredible chemistry. Ok, that doesn't mean they all really get along. Definitely doesn't mean lovers are in love. It just means they, sort of "become" their characters enough to make it believable.
believe everyone can and do act. Every day. You may be a polite person when you are effing and blinding, on a night out with your friends. While you may also be a right bear at work.
Most people will change, even just slightly, to be appropriate for their surroundings.

Occasionally, just now and then, there is a truly unforgettable, mind blowing super star. You can't really tell, from just one movie or TV show, because, maybe the role just suited them perfectly. No acting required! Will they be exactly the same, if put in another role?

I suffer some health problems that includes memory problems. Also something that makes it very difficult to remember faces and names.
So, until I do research, I don't know if I have seen the Young lady in the leading role.
I honestly don't even know their name.
No offense meant! Because I will remember your performance. I am going to see if she has been in anything else. If so, I will be watching it soon (Thanks to Trakt, it really helps my memory! It keeps track of everything I watch, and I don't have to remember to write it or tell trakt. But also, I can go to history, find the movie, open it, go to actors. Tap the photo, it bring them up with a short biography, along with filmography and TV shows. Everything they got credit for.
Or go pro for peanuts and you can make a copy of the list, to appear on your lists of lists. Or, pick the ones you want to watch and add to Up Next. You can add all of your TV providers and it will even tell you where, when and if it will cost you to rent it or if it is free with your providers. No, I am not on their pay roll! :rofl: But I am open to offers! :sunglasses::laughing:

I think this young actor, singer and dancer, picked up this show and ran with it. I think the director was a visionary. The sound department got it spot on, where other movies in the last few years have ruined movies with the talking couldn't be heard, because background was louder than the actors track. You have to keep turning the TV up to hear the talking, then blow the speaker with a bird wing flap!

The lead, for me, was a huge part of turning this in to a masterpiece.

She created, with everyone else involved, made this a crazy Rollercoaster of emotions. It really had me close to tears.

I cannot figure out how that happened. It should of been a groan fest. But after half an hour, this apparently silly movie, became a still, slightly silly movie, but not one that is the weirdest thing I have ever heard of.
They seem to of took a silly script, a serious script, some wonderful songs, wonderfully sang, and stuck them in a blender. Then played around for a thousand hours, swapping things around, until they had something that might, just work. Picked a trusting backer, hired talent agency that really knows it stuff. Who picked a lottery winning group of energetic and hungry cast, picked a visionary director and together came up with this absolutely magic.

My fear is, a lot of people won't watch it long enough, to be sucked in to this crazy, amazing and logical show.

Big thumbs up to the people that, unlike me, could see what an amazing film it could make.

I don't think it would be a spoiler to say, that a film, where, suddenly, everyone bursts into song and dance, is quite an old fashion thing. There are still some. But not many, because it is a little silly.
But I don't know if it was the writer, that came up with a logical reason for this to happen. GENIUS.

Who ever cast it. Perfect.

The performers, Amazing.

Hundreds of unseen and under appreciated folks behind the scenes, incredible, under difficult circumstances for many of them, perfect balance from talking, smooth switch to singing. These aren't usually filmed in the order they are shown in. There are people that have to sort and put the right bits in the right places. Someone that has to cut out the mistakes from a hundred hours of takes. Retakes. Reframes. Someone that has to make it look like an hour and a half of continuous and consistent movie. Some person that has to remember exactly who Should be wearing what when. Then, days later, when they shoot the song, make sure they still are wearing what they were wearing.
And, what I imagine must be a huge brain, that remembers who did what, where and when, who was doing what, wearing what and pull it all together. My poor head could not even comprehend that task.
The the crew that hand built and painted most of the sets and create whole cities, that disappear quicker than they appeared.
It really does take a city to make a movie. This city, I kind of imagine them all singing and dancing their way together to the set.

I have to point out a very common factor, that isn't often noticed, but a strange fact.
How many people with red/ginger hair do you know and see on an average day?
How many red/ginger hair people do you see on T. V.?
I have watched 4 movies so far today. All 4 had a red head lead. I don't know if it is natural, dyed, wig or what. But there are definitely a higher percentage of red haired actors (when I say actor, I mean both male and female equally)
Than you find generally in the world.
One of the many strange, wonderful facts about red heads! A higher percentage of red heads are left handed, than the other hair colours. That also tracks with, a higher majority of artists, in music, paint, song, actors are also left handed. Something to do with left brain is for artistic, creative, imagination, where right brain is more for facts, logic, deductive, mathematical. Red heads also don't go Grey, because they don't have that pigment. They go from red, to white hair. (Santa??)

Now I have mentioned it, see if you notice.
If you know a red head, be careful and be. Nice. Treat them well. Most will appear to be the strongest people you will meet.
However, another strange thing, I don't believe it has been scientifically proven, because the study was on a small scale, but out of 100 female red heads tested, 78% of them had double the nerve endings that other hair colours have.
So, as strong as they seem, they also feel physical pain a lot worse. A fact, that would back up this theory, they need to be given more anesthetia to red Haired patients to keep them asleep in surgery.
I am part of a red haired family, that decided I wasn't worthy of the gene!
Relevant to the movie? Probably not? But, wow, did the lead, (looked like real red) put on a magical performance and took me on an incredible journey through the movie.

If anyone out there in this strange world we are living in, actually read all the way here, please, either get medical help, or let me know. If you like it, hate it, let me know. I am just experimenting. All feedback is great.