I didn't think the French original deserves all the acclaim it got. Predictable, each character a one-note stereotype, with laughs obtained because each stereotype performs according to type. How enlightened.
Then we have this film, a true step down in every regard. Robin Williams played the role oh so seriously. Nathan Lane, the opposite: All for laughs. The kid they raised was a ponderous bore. And his fiancée a spoiled child.
For excellent drag, watch The Milton Berle Show, or head to an actual bar or cabaret where men in witchy drag really know how to entertain.
This film was the other kind of major drag.
Then we have this film, a true step down in every regard. Robin Williams played the role oh so seriously. Nathan Lane, the opposite: All for laughs. The kid they raised was a ponderous bore. And his fiancée a spoiled child.
For excellent drag, watch The Milton Berle Show, or head to an actual bar or cabaret where men in witchy drag really know how to entertain.
This film was the other kind of major drag.