Storyline
After putting together another Broadway flop, down-on-his-luck producer Max Bialystock teams up with timid accountant Leo Bloom in a get-rich-quick scheme to put on the world's worst show.
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70
There's no attempt to address the show's endemic weak spots--a slow start and a contrived end. Mostly Stroman just lets it rip. But in some respects the movie is an improvement on the show.
70
Village Voice
Broderick is a genuine trouper, hoofing his way through his big numbers, while Lane's antics are difficult to resist.
70
The A.V. Club
The result is largely a giddy, goofy delight.
60
Variety
So determinedly old-fashioned it makes a strong claim to being the best film musical of 1959.
50
The theatricality is off the charts. Lane aims for the balconies; Broderick tones it down for the camera a bit.
