IMDb plot summary: A musical biography of Gertrude Lawrence, who led a hustling and bustling life on the stage.
Directed by Robert Wise. Starring Julie Andrews, Richard Crenna, Michael Craig, and Daniel Massey.
A year or two ago, I asked my Facebook friends if they could think of any gender-swapped versions of the "awful man is awful but he's a genius so the women in his wife choose to support him anyway." This COULD have been an example of that, but instead of embracing or really even emphasizing Gertrude Lawrence's talents, it spends a lot of time trying to teach her that she's doing it wrong and needs to be brought down a peg. It's kind of a messy script, too. Watching Julie Andrews sing and dance is always a delight, but this is a strange, muddled script that really doesn't play to her strengths as an actress and pushes her into a lot of very broad comedy, which she tackles with far too much elegance to be convincing. A weird, messy flick.
How it entered my Flickchart:
Star! < Blow Out
Star! > A Farewell to Fools
Star! > Definitely, Maybe
Star! < Cellular
Star! < Anonymous
Star! > Thoughtcrimes
Star! > Company (1997)
Star! > Ready Player One
Star! < SpaceCamp
Star! > Jack Strong
Star! < Lovelace
Final spot: 1802 out of 3022.
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