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On a production level and as an evocation of a time and place, Amadeus is loaded with pleasures.
Peter Shaffer's shrewdly orchestrated cultural evening gets a steady, dignified, moderately dull treatment from Milos Forman.
It is arguably the best motion picture ever made about the process of creation and the creator.
As Mozart, Tom Hulce, though extremely American in looks and voice, gets better and better as the drama progresses.
Reminds us that movies can be lyrical as well as vulgar, ambitious as well as playful, brilliant as well as down and dirty -- just like Amadeus himself.
Remains a beautiful, deftly directed and superbly acted version of a witty and poignant drama.
... brought a new popular interest in the music of Mozart and turned the classical composer into a pop-culture figure...
Great movie, but not quite true to history.
Milos Forman's Amadeus (Warner Brothers, $35.99) gloriously recreates the life and times of one of classical music's most famous composers.
A witty and highly imaginative historical fiction, well adapted by screenwriter Peter Shaffer from his own hit play. [Blu-ray]
...a film one can appreciate for its acting and for its visual splendor, to be sure, but also for the sheer exuberance of its music making. (Blu-ray Edition)
...if the director, the producer, and the writer approved of the added scenes, I'm not going to complain. One way or the other, Amadeus remains a great film.
Milos Forman's well-crafted adaptation of Peter Shaffer's superior play turns out to be a very entertaining film, although it lacks the inventiveness of the original production.
When Amadeus deals with the music -- and with the theme of greater and lesser talents in conflict -- it frequently justifies its reputation.
[A] grandiose masterpiece.
Such a wonderful mix of sight and sound, of humor and drama, of love and hate, of ugliness and beauty.
Two amazing performances cap a stellar work of musical imagination and creative artistry.
A smart, intelligent, and sumptuous entertainment, and for a change a Hollywood movie that captures the essence of genius and creativity, in this case Mozart's music and Salieri's sponsorship, without resorting to visual or verbal cliches.
The entire cast speaks in horribly intrusive American accents, but Forman makes some perceptive connections between Mozart's life and work.
Amadeus is a masterful combination of acting and storytelling, of sight and sound.
Anyone who has ever struggled with mediocrity, desired to master a craft, or competed with another for a prize or for love (and I imagine that's just about everyone) will sympathize with the sufferings of the forgettable Salieri.
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