something about its exuberant eagerness to please gets lost in translation, and the glee becomes suffocating. This is one bright, sunny movie that makes you long for a rainy day
it's the broadest of comedies and the slimmest of musicals, relying more on goodwill than on anything resembling professional entertainment. It also strains to make a statement, unsure of what the message is
it's not exactly "The Rocky Horror Picture Show," but this innocuous adaptation of a 1990 Australian stage production could gain a similar cult following - if only Down Under - as a musical satire that's bouncy, bright and full of silly singalongs
by Jennie Punter [Globe and Mail ]
by Ted Fry [Seattle Times ]
by Richard Nilsen [Arizona Republic ]
by Roger Moore [Orlando Sentinel ]
