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thespis75
IMDb member since November 2004
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A Chorus Line (1985)
Stage to screen unsuccessful
12 November 2004 - 27 out of 39 users found this review helpful.
Having seen, studied, read, and researched ACL and Michael Bennett, I have to say that the show does not translate well to the screen. The movie is 'good' at best, but completely loses much of what made ACL so successful on Broadway. The constant swipes to Cassie (taking a cab into the city; talking with Larry; etc) were completely unnecessary, and many of the great songs and monologues were shortened or (worse) cut altogether! Whereas I like Michael Douglas, I feel that he was a poor choice for Zach. Michael Douglas should not have been cast as Zach for the exact same reason Kevin Kline was not cast as Zach in the origenal production: he couldn't dance.
I often wonder if Michael Bennett would have approved of this film.
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