Word: gorgeousity
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...Boston Ballet's production meets expectations as a colorful and appealing version of the holiday classic. Solid dancing, lively storytelling and gorgeous staging make it a spectacle worth watching...
...Damon couldn't just walk around for two hours flashing smiles and acting cool. So he writes himself into a showcase drama where he not only gets to horse around with gorgeous Minnie Driver, but also challenges the acting chops of some man named Robin Williams...
...especially evident in the excellent consonant enunciation, particularly the many initial and final sibilants, which are perfectly coordinated and lightly treated. "And with his stripes we are healed," is a particularly fine example of the following lyricism the choir achieves throughout; "Surely he hath borne our griefs," against the gorgeous background of the orchestral part, is another. Remarkable, too, is the ending of "All we like sheep," which runs "And the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all." The ritard and diminuendo which Finney chooses to take are effective, making these final 15 seconds alone worth...
...greet by name the street-cleaner, the woman at the corner grocery store and any number of vaguely familiar people in limousines. "I've been in New York for five whole years, going on a century," he explains. New York evidently also knows him: with silver eyelashes and gorgeous Nordic hair, Robert is New York's "Prettiest Boy of the Decade." His notoriety proves valuable to his friends, providing them with invitations to the city's best parties, concerts, and cultural events. Though he is an infinitely talented composer--a protege of Aaron Copland--parties constitute his primary activity...
...total failure--its ambitiousness and intrinsically powerful subject matter aside, there are a number of marvelous moments in the film. The opening sequence, which captures the sensual decadence of a gay Berlin cabaret of the 1930s, is almost worth the admission price by itself. Titillating and visually gorgeous, it's heightened by an unexpected cameo: Mick Jagger, startlingly in his element as nightclub owner Greta (a.k.a. George), performs a throaty torch song in full drag whilst suspended on a platform from the ceiling, in a menacingly campy turn disturbingly reminiscent of Tim Curry as Frank N. Furter...