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Since I'd like to live in the Vatican and be surrounded by all that beauty, I'll give this film 10 stars to improve its rating. And Christopher Reeve is like a crown jewel, it's so overwhelming to look at him shining so brightly with his sapphire eyes on fire! I don't care what happens or who else appears. This movie could have been just Christopher Reeve walking through those majestic gardens and chambers and I would still want to sit through the whole moviet. It does feel like some parts are missing, particularly one huge chunk. I guess we can call it director's leap of faith. Or editor's. The score is rightfully horrific and highlights the drama, or the horror of realization and acceptance that you're going straight to hell. Really, that intense red color of the cardinals mixed with that intense music can make you faint. You do feel unwell just like the principal characters in that particular scene. Better than most films made today.

I had no idea Twiggy could act and dance and sing like that! This film is a revelation. She really blew me away. And she really looked the part, her face is a perfect 1920's - 1930's type.

The film itself is a perfect blend of romance, comedy and theater. It has Tommy Tune in it, that to me was a reason to see it. Glenda Jackson appears in one of the most hilarious scenes. Every moment is fun. I tried to watch it a couple of years ago, but it was a bad copy and I wasn't able to enjoy it, so I gave. This movie should be seen in all its glory because the cinematography is like an explosion of colors. It's like a kaleidoscope. And it's perfect for those Busby Berkeley choreography bits that are in the film It's a shame that musicals were already finished when this was made.

So, why don't we have film musicals as we once did? "There were these people that knew how to do it", says Tommy Tune. "With the death of the studios and their stables of talent, it's the tail wagging the dog." He should know. It's a shame because he and Twiggy should have made more musicals on film. They were a huge Broadway hit after this, but this is what's lacking in today's films. A sort of innocence that comes from trained talents who genuinely want to get a job done and to do it well and even better with each take. This is what the cast of this film is doing. And this film is about their work, what happens on stage, backstage and in their heads. The director had an inkling of how the performers saw the very act of performing.

It's a very charming homage to stage and film at the moment they collided. And it was called entertainment.

I'll give it a ten because it's great fun and deserves a much better rating.

Imagine The Elephant Man a musical, plus the funniest sex scene ever in which you get to see Emma Thompson nude and beautiful with bits of toast stuck to her bottom, the Superman pajamas in which you get to see The Tall Guy, Jeff Goldblum, not to mention the crazy nuns outfits worn onstage by him and Rowan Atkinson. And let's not forget the Tall Guy's nymphomaniac landlady and her interesting guests. The cinematography is gorgeous as is the production design. "My favorite colors are green and orange", admits Emma Thompson's nurse after letting The Tall Guy into her green & orange apartment, seconds before they smash everything in it while having sex. And there's more fun after that. The screenplay is full of memorable quotes, but humor comes in all forms here. Like, in choreography. Who choreographed this? It's brilliant! Finally, in his quest for love, The Tall Guy is seen cycling through London in his Elephant Man mask. What more could a woman want?