Okay, maybe dreadful is a bit much. Horrible? Well, not that either.
Oddly enough, with the campy plot, cheap wardrobe, cheesy settings, talentless acting, bad scripting ... one might think that this movie deserves a zero.
But the soundtrack is marvelous. And heck, let's face it ... Olivia was in her prime when this movie was made. She was SOOOOOO cute! And Gene Kelly did add a bit of flair to the movie.
But if I were to give advice on watching the movie, I'd say... DON'T. Just buy the CD and listen to the score. If you love ELO, you'll love the soundtrack.
One note: I found it surprising that so many actors and actresses in this movie seemed so bad at acting. My suspicion is that the director purposely had everyone acting that badly in a failed effort to make Olivia's acting seem better. It didn't work.
Oddly enough, with the campy plot, cheap wardrobe, cheesy settings, talentless acting, bad scripting ... one might think that this movie deserves a zero.
But the soundtrack is marvelous. And heck, let's face it ... Olivia was in her prime when this movie was made. She was SOOOOOO cute! And Gene Kelly did add a bit of flair to the movie.
But if I were to give advice on watching the movie, I'd say... DON'T. Just buy the CD and listen to the score. If you love ELO, you'll love the soundtrack.
One note: I found it surprising that so many actors and actresses in this movie seemed so bad at acting. My suspicion is that the director purposely had everyone acting that badly in a failed effort to make Olivia's acting seem better. It didn't work.