Evita

This movie takes what little joy there is in the score (NOT an Andrew Lloyd Webber fan!) out of it. Blech. The only bright light is Antonio Banderas, who committs fully -- and is pretty much the only one in the cast who does.

Catchiness of songs is weapons grade. Watch at your own risk.

Really, really bad. There's almost no historical context given for anything that's happening. The "songs" are almost uniformly awful, and of course Madonna's acting is pathetic. Eva Peron deserves better. 32 points for Antonio.

Pretty much just a long music video. I don't normally have this problem with musicals, but in this case I felt that the constant singing was a distraction from the subject they were reportedly telling a story about.

A bit overblown at times, but that actually works for this movie about a glorified figurehead. Several of the songs are a treat to listen to and to sing, and I was very impressed with Antonio Banderas' singing ability.

Interminable.

I don't think Madonna was made for this part. Too glamorous. She's musician, not actor. Banderas and Pryce tried their best and Alan Parker has made better movies than this one.

simpsons did it better (songs after rainbow tour blow hard)

Stage version is a big improvement, especially with a good cast.

#90s#, Madonna

Ok so it's not the stage version, but if you enjoy the music this is a good mix of the stage and filmic qualities. A strong and believable performance by the two leads with a strong supportive cast. Doesn't quite reach the heights of the stage version but a good introduction.

Has good moments, but the lyrics are really bad, and the music style is all over the place. Hard to follow the story. Overall, very forgettable.

A rather labored long-form music video. It only really takes off when Madonna dances while she sings, and it really serves to highlight the flaws in the source material. Antonio Bandaras almost makes it work.

Dreadful stuff.

Terrific modern musical. Madonna is perfectly cast as the, ah, "career minded" woman turned Mrs. Fascist Dictator turned Supermom. It's wonderfully hideous and touching at the same time. Antonio Banderas is great as Che, the cynical narrator who's somehow Everyman and above it all at the same time

So much worse than I had imagined it could be. The movie has a nice "look", but it's difficult to enjoy because one is continually rolling ones eyes at the clumsy song lyrics with their facile and idiotic "insights".

Epic version of the stage musical with a star performance in the title role, and providing some sweep and power, while still retaining the clumsy narrative and uninteresting music of the original.

Wow, okay, so people don't like this film. They're probably right in that it's not accurate to the real life Eva Peron, but I never figured I was watching a biography. Madonna and especially Banderas did great. It's one of the better stage-to-film adaptations out there.

So boring.

Didn't enjoy this.

Don't cry for me, Argentina

Madonna shows her lack of understanding of the character by hogging songs that weren't Evita's in the play, but Banderas is hothothot.

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Some actually quite classy directing ruined by Madonna's face.

I hate Madonna. But the movie is decent and some of the songs are good.

A frankly offensive portrayal of Eva Peron

61.500

This movie fucking blows.

The movie is actually better than the "critics" judged and Madonnas performance is quite good.