'Almost Famous' is a good example of a 'why musical': a musical that is okay at best and does not add anything of value to its source material, so why bother with it?
the film itself, which is supremely enjoyable, heartfelt, and eminently quotable, with a first-rate soundtrack and a knockout cast, which extends from the lead performances by the likes of Billy Crudup and Frances McDormand to the cameos by future stars such as Eric Stonestreet and Rainn Wilson.
“Almost Famous” is a good example of a “why musical”: a musical that is okay at best and does not add anything of value to its source material, so why bother with it? In fact, Almost Famous” is too faithful to the film for its own good. While the production is polished and marked by seamless scene transitions, it represents little more than an uninspired simulacrum of the film in which the magic and charm has gotten lost in translation.
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