The musical biography of comedian Fanny Brice emerges as a true classic, as enthralling as the day it was released in 1968. It is a superb example of Hollywood craftsmanship in which all elements have been blended to perfection with inspired artistry.
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Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
The trouble with Funny Girl is almost everything except Barbra Streisand. She is magnificent.
It's a cross between confidence and vulnerability that's hard for an actress to pull off, but Streisand hits the note perfectly. And her greatest moment of acting, I think, is also the picture's strongest musical number.
While the 1960s swung, this spirited, good-natured but creakily old-fashioned picture lived in a different zeitgeist.
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Chicago Reader
Chicago Reader
Streisand is stunning, but the film is a trial, particularly when the music disappears somewhere around the 90-minute mark and all that's left is leaden melodrama.