"A Little Night Music," is absolutely brilliant as a Sondheim stage musical. Emotionally touching, artistically powerful, it's got it all. And then there's this film. *sigh* Elizabeth Taylor is a lovely lady. But she can't sing. "Send In the Clowns" was not intended to be a spoken piece. Many of the incredible stage numbers have been cut or replaced, with the most magnificent survivor being "A Weekend In the Country," the best-performed song in the film. Unfortunately, it is not the most artistically pleasing one, and, without an intermission, its exuberance falls a bit flat. The visual aesthetics of the film are not well done -- it's not night, it's obviously just daytime with a filter -- and are disappointing. The best reason to see this would be for the opportunity of seeing the gorgeously voiced Len Cariou recreate his incredible performance as Frederik.
Review of A Little Night Music
