The direction is frenetic and hard to handle, but the performances too often don't go big enough. That being said though, when the movie goes for grander songs like revolution scenes and party scenes, it is both too big and not big enough. When it's just one person singing, usually the sad songs, and usually in one take, the movie knocks it out of the park.
Interestingly, while I was most looking forward to the big budget take on things like battle sequences, it's the more intimate moments that the film does best. The costumes, the sets, and (most of) the performances are excellent. There is a lot to love in this adaptation. However, it just doesn't reach that point.
I've seen the musical performed, a few different adaptations, and I really feel like this big budget musical could have been the definitive version.
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