IMDb plot summary: The dazzling and devastating life of Princess Diana takes center stage in this original musical, filmed in advance of its official Broadway opening.
Directed by Christopher Ashley. Starring Jeanna de Waal, Roe Hartrampf, Erin Davie, and Judy Kaye.
Diana: The Musical is a filmed version of a recent Broadway musical chronicling the life of Princess Di, from her romance with Prince Charles to her unhappy marriage to her tragic early death. This musical has gathered attention as being notoriously awful, and I have to agree. From the exceptionally trite and oversimplified way it delivers its story to its endless ballads indistinguishable from each other to its sloppy third grade rhyme schemes, it's a mess. And it's not even a good spectacle either -- the costumes are gorgeous, but the set is virtually nonexistent, and the big dance numbers are seriously underwhelming. It is, more than anything else, boring, which is not what you want your big-budget Broadway musicals to be under any circumstances. On the positive side, Jeanna de Waal does have a lovely voice and if anybody's going to sing a million ballads, she's not a bad choice, because even when I got bored of the music I could enjoy her singing, and I'm very in favor of filmed versions of live stage shows making it onto streaming services more often. But that's about all the positive I can say about this strange movie of a strange show.
How it entered my Flickchart:
Diana: The Musical < Sunday in the Park with George
Diana: The Musical < Dinner at Eight
Diana: The Musical > Short Circuit 2
Diana: The Musical > Silver Streak
Diana: The Musical < Night at the Museum
Diana: The Musical < Bedtime Story
Diana: The Musical < Gosford Park
Diana: The Musical < The Phantom of the Opera (2004)
Diana: The Musical < Spider-Man 3
Diana: The Musical > The Machinist
Diana: The Musical < There's No Business Like Show Business
Final spot: #2845 out of 3506, or 19%.
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