Kind of the last gasp of the old Hollywood musical, only it was made in England. This is of course a musical adaptation of Dickens Oliver Twist, and there are some pretty good songs, impressive choreography, and really nice production design, but I still got board. It’s well done, but I think my capacity for really enjoying these kind of productions dried up years ago, still I prefer it to My Fair Lady. The most interesting thing about this movie for me is that Carol Reed won the Academy Award for directing it. He does an able job here, but I much prefer his earlier corkier fair such as Night Train to Munich (1940) or The Third Man (1949). 2 ½ out of Five.
See Instead: Scrooge (1970); Oliver and Company (1989).
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