I'm reviewing this from it's place as a piece of musical theater brought to film, not from a historical or Biblical perspective.
In doing so, I thought it was very well done. It's a creation of the 70's and everything in this movie is reflective of that. Some of the performers did compromise a bit of their vocal talent for passionate acting and some compromised passionate acting to show off their vocal talents, but I thought it managed to balance out and make for an enjoyable film experience.
Needless to say, the music is wonderful, the lyrics timeless, it's doubtlessly retro but it's a good kind of retro.
In doing so, I thought it was very well done. It's a creation of the 70's and everything in this movie is reflective of that. Some of the performers did compromise a bit of their vocal talent for passionate acting and some compromised passionate acting to show off their vocal talents, but I thought it managed to balance out and make for an enjoyable film experience.
Needless to say, the music is wonderful, the lyrics timeless, it's doubtlessly retro but it's a good kind of retro.