You will have made your mind up about Babs one way or the other, but for the rare uninitiated, this is a fine introduction to her talents.
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08/12/08
Funny Girl (1968)
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Reviews Counted:10
Fresh:9
Rotten:1
Average Rating:7.4/10
Consensus: Barbara Streisand elevates this otherwise rote melodramatic musical with her ultra-memorable star turn as Fanny Brice.
Runtime: 2 hrs 49 mins
Genre: Musical & Performing Arts
Synopsis: In FUNNY GIRL, the highly fictionalized musical biopic, Barbara Streisand makes her film debut in a reprisal of her Broadway role as Ziegfeld star Fanny Brice. Brice, a poor Jewish girl from New... [More]
Starring: Barbra Streisand, Omar Sharif, Kay Medford, Anne Francis
Director: William Wyler
Reviews for Funny Girl
1 - 8 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
Top CriticA fine movie musical and a nice reminder of the time when Streisand was a talent rather than a 'phenomenon'.
08/12/08
Top CriticYou will have made your mind up about Babs one way or the other, but for the rare uninitiated, this is a fine introduction to her talents.
12/30/06
Top CriticWell worth watching, even if most later Streisand movies aren't.
01/26/06
Top CriticIn any other hands this might seem like paper-thin stuff, but Streisand's a consummate professional with the Midas touch.
02/17/02
Top CriticSongs like "Don't Rain on My Parade" live triumphantly on.
02/16/02
Top CriticThis extended Streisand Special has done absolutely nothing to correct the flaws in the Broadway original.
08/12/08
Top CriticBarbra Streisand in her Hollywood debut makes a marked impact.
08/12/08
Top CriticIt is impossible to praise Miss Streisand too highly; hard to find much to praise about the rest of the film.
10/23/04
Top CriticA superb example of Hollywood craftsmanship in which all elements have been blended to perfection with inspired artistry.
08/31/01
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