Musical Movie Reviews

"Enchanted" is a comedy musical film full of American fantasy and romance, produced by Walt Disney Pictures, directed by Kevin Lima , and co-starred by Amy Adams , Patrick Dempsey , James Paul Marsden , Timothy Spall , Idina Menzel , Susan Sarandon, etc. The film was released in the United States on November 21, 2007. The film tells that Giselle is a girl from the Kingdom of Andalusia, framed by a vicious queen, travels through time to Manhattan in New York City, and meets with a local lawyer Rupert, and then expands on Giselle’s Manhattan Wonderful journey   .

"Across the Universe" is a music and dance film directed by Taymor and starring Jim Sturgess , Evan Moore and Joe Anderson . It was released in the United States on September 21, 2007. The film is set in the 1960s and tells the story of a young man Jude and a girl Lucy in a turbulent society, pursuing music dreams and beautiful love together   .

"The Book of Life" is a fantasy animation film directed by Jorge R. Gutierrez, written by Douglas Langdale, and dubbed by Diego Luna , Channing Tatum , and Zoe Saldana . It was released in Mexico in 2014.  The film tells the tortuous friendship and love story among three childhood sweethearts, Manolo, Maria and Joaquin.

"Chicago" is a musical song and dance film adapted from the Broadway drama of the same name, directed by Rob Marshall, starring Renée Kathleen Zellweger , Catherine Zeta-Jones , Richard Tiffany Gere , John Christopher Reilly and others. The film was released in the United States on December 10, 2002.  The film tells the story of two cases that took place in Chicago. After being hyped by the lawyer Billy, the story became famous. It fully interprets Chicago's unscrupulously famous world in the 1920s. 

The 3D animation "The Lorax" is based on the children's story book of the same name created by Dr. Theodor Seus Geisel , and is created by the " Despicable Me " team. Chris Renaud and Kyle Balda co-directed, with Taylor Swift, Zac Efron , Danny DeVito , Ed Helms , Robert A. Riggle Jr. , and Betty White starring and dubbing.  The protagonist of the story is a short and squat villain who lives in the forest world. People call him "Lao Lei". The villain is a greedy ghost named "Lao Wan". He wants to cut down the trees in the forest. Used to make something called "Thneeds" that everyone needs to make money. In order to protect the forest, Lao Leis repeatedly found Lao Wan to intercede for the poor trees, but in the end it was to no avail. 

"The Greatest Showman" is a musical produced by the 20th Century Fox Film Company and directed by Michael Gracey, starring Hugh Jackman , Michelle Ingrid Williams , Zac Efron , Daya , and Rebecca Ferguson . It was released in the United States on December 20, 2017; Released in mainland China on February 1, 2018   . The film is adapted from real life and tells the story of the American circus legend Barnum who has transformed from an obscure boy into a dream master who incorporated joy and courage into his performance and spread hope to the world   .

"The Suicide Shop" is an animated film released at the Cannes International Film Festival in France in 2012. It is the first animated film directed by Patrice Leconte . The main actors include Cassie Motai Klein, Bernard Allan and Isabel Si Paide et al. The film is adapted from the Best-selling novel by French writer Jean Trey . It tells a 10-generation husband-and-wife shop that sells all kinds of tools that can help people commit suicide until one day their young son who loves life becomes their biggest threat. of.

Annette is a feature film directed by Leos Carax and starring Adam Douglas Driver and Marion Cotillard , which premieres in France on July-June 2021 as the opening film of the 74th Cannes International Film Festival  . The film tells the story of a star couple who fall apart after the birth of their child Annette   .

"The Life of Matsuko" is a 129-minute drama song and dance film released by Japan's Toho Cinemas. The film was directed by Tetsuya Nakashima, starring Nakatani Miki , Nagayama Eita , Yusuke Iseya , Kagawa Teruyuki, etc., and was released in Japan on May 29, 2006. The film is adapted from the novel of the same name written by Yamada Soki   .

"Sing" is an animated comedy jointly produced by Universal Pictures and Lighting Entertainment. It is directed by Garth Jennings and is voiced by Matthew McConaughey , Reese Witherspoon , Taron Egerton , Seth McFarlane , Scarlett I. Johansson , and Torre Kelly. The film tells the story of Koala Yuebole who decided to hold a singing competition in order to revitalize the declining theater and revitalize the glory of the past. The film was released in the United States on December 21, 2016, and in mainland China on February 17, 2017   .