I saw the play a year ago and while it's not my normal cup of tea I went into it optimistic based on the good things I had heard. I found the story to be awful, predictable, and the music to be unremarkable as well. Couldn't pay me to go see this after sitting through the play.
shareWouldn't say I hated it, but I didn't really care for it and thought it was incredibly overrated. I will say that it had some cool set designs and the acting was great, but I couldn't not get into the story at all and I found the songs to be really forgettable. I'm not planning on seeing the movie since I've already seen the show.
shareI saw it on Broadway about 10 years ago and I was totally underwhelmed and disappointed, but I probably will go see the movie and hope that I like it better.
shareI saw the play very young and loved it. The songs Because I Knew You & I'm Not That Girl were quite moving for me and I still listen to them.
Since that was not your question, maybe it has more appeal for females. (I am one) I was with my parents and my father had to get up and thrust his way past half the row to place "important phone calls." I am thinking that was code for, "When will this crap be over?" ;D
Edit: I've no desire to see this 2hr 40min part one re-imagined film.
I thought it was visually remarkable (e.g., sets and costumes) but that the music and lyrics were instantly forgettable.
shareI saw it with the original cast then again when the tour came to Boston. It was okay, but I was underwhelmed. However, at least it had some economy of storytelling, which the film version (taking 2 hours and 40 minutes to tell what the play tells us in 90 minutes) sadly lacks. No need for this to be a two-parter. The entire story could have been told in the 2 hr. 40 minute runtime of part 1.
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