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A shady Broadway producer and his accountant concoct a scheme to overfinance a huge flop and pocket the excess investment. But when the show unexpectedly becomes a smash, oversubscribed investors all want their shares, leaving the producers in hot water.
Director: Susan Stroman
Starring: Will Ferrell, Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick, Uma Thurman, Gary Beach
Run time: 134 minutes
Release date: Dec. 16, 2005
Rating: PG-13 for sexual humor and references.
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: C
"It's not all it was on stage and it's not all it could be on film. The result is a often jolly, highly-polished compromise..."
Austin American-Statesman: 3 of 5 stars
"The movie tickles in a way that's removed from the original film and stage musical. The jokes are as old as the hills, but funny is funny — and nobody knows funny like Mel Brooks."
Middletown Journal: B-
"The best movie musicals have life jumping out of every frame. ... Stroman, however, shows the perils of the opposite approach: she doesn't move the camera enough."
The Palm Beach Post: A-
"It is a valentine to the theater and its cherished eccentricities and dubious business practices."
