In dialogue, song and story, Music still contains too much sugar, too little spice.
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02/20/09
The Sound of Music (1965)
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Reviews Counted:47
Fresh:38
Rotten:9
Average Rating:7.7/10
Consensus: An uplifting family classic with a classic soundtrack.
Theatrical Release:Mar 2, 1965 Wide
Synopsis: Shot in Salzburg against the majestic Bavarian Alps, THE SOUND OF MUSIC is considered one of the greatest screen musicals ever made. Winner of five Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best... [More]
Starring: Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Richard Haydn, Peggy Wood
Director: Robert Wise
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Reviews for The Sound of Music
To enjoy director Robert Wise's Best Picture winner you must overlook the bloated, sugar-coated story, and even then it's an uphill slog.
08/25/04
A warmly pulsating, captivating drama.
02/13/01
It's so perfectly contrived and mechanical and fresh as a daisy, it's infuriating. And only the sly, insistently subversive Christopher Plummer is on our side.
12/13/06
Escapist films about, well, escaping, don't come any better than this.
01/28/08
No review available.
06/30/05
The septet of blond and beaming youngsters who have to act like so many Shirley Temples and Freddie Bartholomews when they were young do as well as could be expected with their assortedly artificial roles, but the adults are fairly horrendous.
05/20/03
The music is wonderful from start to finish -- more than enough reason on its own to sit through the lengthy film.
07/25/01
No review available.
09/05/03
No christmas day would be complete without spending the afternoon falling asleep in front of this film.
12/06/05
This is one of my 'favorite things'. Don your white dress with blue satin sash or a pair of cool lederhosen, practice your scales, and sing along.
02/14/03
Every audience sniffle and tear has been taken into account.
12/13/06
Top CriticWatching it just makes you feel wonderful.
02/09/05
It grows on one like edelweiss.
03/08/08
Did you really think a bunch of mean old Nazis could keep the angelic Julie Andrews from spreading her music and love?
03/08/04
No review available.
06/26/03
Labeled "Sound of Money," this is Hollywood musical as its most calculating, with something for everyone: corny anti-Nazi politics, melodic tunes, schmaltzy romance, old-fashioned values, and above all, a celebration of family power in times of crisis
07/24/06
Call me a drongo, but this really is quite watchable (yes, I've seen it more than once).
02/09/06
one of the last and most successful products of a less-cynical cinematic age
02/27/01
established Julie Andrews as a major international movie star. Her radiance and energy fills the screen in scene after scene. She's absolutely magnetic...
08/05/03
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