Directed by:
Gene KellyCinematography:
Harry Stradling Sr.Composer:
Lennie HaytonCast:
Barbra Streisand, Walter Matthau, Michael Crawford, Marianne McAndrew, J. Pat O'Malley, Louis Armstrong, Linda Dano, Allyce Beasley, Eddie Quillan (more)VOD (4)
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A matchmaker named Dolly Levi takes a trip to yonkers, New York to see the "Well-Known unmarried half-A-Millionaire," Horace Vandergelder. While there, she convinces him, his two stock clerks and his niece and her beau to go to New York City. In New York, she fixes Vandergelder's clerks up with the woman Vandergelder had been courting, and her shop assistant (Dolly has designs of her own on Mr. Vandergelder, you see). (20th Century Fox UK)
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I've recently seen three classic musicals that were dominated by Barbra Streisand: Funny Girl, Funny Lady and Hello, Dolly! I liked Funny Girl the best, but it was a close second to Hello, Dolly!, which I'm trying to review here. The whole film is again dominated by Barbra, both in acting and singing. She's wonderfully complemented by Walter Matthau, who just needs to stretch that face of his and it's immediately clear what he's thinking. The choreography of the dances, complete with singing and music, is polished to a tee and is a joy to watch, as are the ladies' gorgeous costumes. My only criticism would probably be the running time, twenty minutes less wouldn't have hurt. In short, another great musical led by the wonderful Streisand.
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I simply don't find Barbra Streisand to be such a great actress; she often annoys me in most movies. This is also the case in Hello, Dolly!, where there are other elements that managed to captivate me, including great choreography, and great direction by Gene Kelly. However, the storyline wasn't as compelling to me.
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