Thursday, April 10, 2008
Stage Review: Cheese factor runs thick in 'The Wedding Singer'
Post Gazette: "Whatever, in this case cheesy means the '80s, era of synth-pop and forgettable trivia-of-the-moment such as Mr. T, Imelda Marcos, 'Rocky' and the empty frenzy of MTV. The setting is inevitably suburban-sprawl New Jersey and the story is 'The Wedding Singer,' based closely on the 1998 movie, which is set squarely in the tacky long-ago world of 1985."
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It seems that this writer has had a not-so-good experience with a show should never have been put on stage. Considering the two-dimensional plot, maybe it should have just stayed as a movie. From what I recall of "The Wedding Singer" the movie is that it was taking a poke at 80's movies as well, which wouldn't translate so well on a stage. Are there certain stories that are just more appropriate for movies and others for stage?
I have to agree with Kevin. The Wedding Singer probably should have just stayed as a movie. Cheese can be good, when it gets the audience going and take them into a world leaving all stress behind. But when its plays have too much, it just hurts. I know watching plays like this makes me feel like I've lost knowledge.
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