IMb plot summary: At Bobbie's 35th birthday party all her friends are wondering why isn't she married? Why can't she find the right man and Why can't she settle down and have a family?
Directed by Sam Mendes. Starring Adrian Lester, Sheila Gish, Sophie Thompson, and Rebecca Front.
That was the most wildly depressing version of this show I've ever seen. While most versions try to bring out the good and the bad in each couple, this one painted every couple as passive aggressive at best and flat-out hateful at worst. The musical numbers are performed nicely, but the show loses all its power if it doesn't lead to a hopeful rendition of "Being Alive." (I genuinely wondered if this version of the show was implying Bobby took his own life at the end, given the misery and the sense of finality present through his entire final scene.) The show itself is so good, but this is not the production.
How it entered my Flickchart:
Company < The Illusionist (2006)
Company > The Godfather
Company < Avengers: Endgame
Company > The Final Countdown
Company > Buddy Buddy
Company > The Thomas Crown Affair
Company < My Sassy Girl
Company > Planes, Trains & Automobiles
Company < Annie (2014)
Company > The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Company < Give My Regards to Broad Street
Final spot: #1912 out of 3007.
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