What it’s also not, though, is either an introductory course, or an exercise in genre evangelism. By the same token that it’s a love letter to the extravagance of musicals, it’s not a film built to win over those who aren’t already invested and typically look for their entertainment elsewhere. There’s nothing wrong with that, but I do personally happen to be a part of that latter camp, and judge it thusly – and by extension I found it to be tepid and unfunny, with a collection of unlikable characters, basic plotting, and an underwhelming soundtrack.
