THE PROM – “Isn’t an absolute showstopper, but rather a sufficient toe tapper”

the-prom

RATING

DIRECTOR

Ryan Murphy (Eat Pray Love – 2010)

STARRING

  • Meryl Streep as Dee Dee Allen
  • James Corden as Barry Glickman
  • Jo Ellen Pellman as Emma Nolan
  • Nicole Kidman as Angie Dickinson
  • Keegan-Michael Key as Tom Hawkins
  • Andrew Rannells as Trent Oliver
  • Ariana DeBose as Alyssa Greene
  • Kerry Washington as Mrs. Greene
  • Kevin Chamberlin as Sheldon Saperstein

SYNOPSIS

Is based on the Broadway Musical of the same name.

Down-on-their-luck Broadway stars shake up a small Indiana town as they rally behind a teen girl who wants to go to the prom with her girlfriend.

REVIEW SUMMARY

Ryan Murphy’s adaptation of the Broadway musical The Prom isn’t an absolute showstopper, but rather a sufficient toe tapper. That is to say, you’ll be thoroughly entertained, but never once blown away. What works best here is the music. The songs are big, catchy and full of bombastic energy (seriously, there’s not a dud in the bunch). What doesn’t work as well, however, are the in-between parts. Sure, the A-list actors are having fun fully embracing their character’s extravagant quirks, but there’s a real lack of “heart” at the centre of everything.  It’s all “dress up” and “show,” but little in the way of genuine sentiment. And while the story has good intentions, it admittedly “preaches to the choir” a little too much. And, well, did this really need to be over 2 hours long? The answer is no – it most certainly did not. So yes, The Prom is for sure a glittery fun experience – if only it wasn’t an empty one.

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