The Producers

Enough already! I think I have finally had my fill of The Producers. I love the 1968 Mel Brooks original and have watched it a number of times. I went to see the stage musical as soon as it arrived in Sydney and loved that too. The music is great and fits the over-the-top plot perfectly. In fact, I prefer the musical’s truncated story line as I always suspected that the second half of the original movie outstayed its welcome. Now I have also seen the movie of the stage play (of the movie). Don’t get me wrong, it’s still a lot of fun, but as with most things, too much of a good thing leaves you wanting less. Mathew Broderick, Nathan Lane and Uma Thurman are all perfect in the leads, although I was disappointed to learn that Uma could not manage the splits required in her dance scene herself. Will Ferrell makes a terrific and enthusiastic Neo Nazi.