I watched this with my 88 year old mother. 3/4 of the way through Mom made the sage observation of "I don't see any point to this." I basically agree with Mom. This is the kind of movie that makes other races say "White People!" in a sarcastic disdainful manner. The movie is filled with a bunch of silly white folk fantasizing in a sort of Barbie style world.
If the sanitized 1950s white folk Barbie style film is what sends you to heaven...as it does for many of the reviewers on this site...then you will really enjoy Oklahoma. If not then you can probably appreciate it but will find yourself wishing for an end.
Technically the film and actors are fine. But...unless you have a G rated Barbie style view of the world where beautiful young girls in dresses pine to be married happily every after the film just drags on.
Oklahoma is notable for a psycho Rod Steiger. Rod displays the acting talents that will serve him well in meatier roles down the road.
Eddie Albert is also fun to see 10 years younger than Green Acres. He's a schmoozing traveling salesman who ends up with a shotgun wedding.
Oklahoma also features a strange dream sequence in the middle. The fantasy of a young girl dreaming of heroes and marriage. The scene is surreal compared to the rest of the musical.
As far as musicals go this one drags on and on with little happening. It is the antithesis of the My Fair Lady which is even longer but never drags like this one.
If the sanitized 1950s white folk Barbie style film is what sends you to heaven...as it does for many of the reviewers on this site...then you will really enjoy Oklahoma. If not then you can probably appreciate it but will find yourself wishing for an end.
Technically the film and actors are fine. But...unless you have a G rated Barbie style view of the world where beautiful young girls in dresses pine to be married happily every after the film just drags on.
Oklahoma is notable for a psycho Rod Steiger. Rod displays the acting talents that will serve him well in meatier roles down the road.
Eddie Albert is also fun to see 10 years younger than Green Acres. He's a schmoozing traveling salesman who ends up with a shotgun wedding.
Oklahoma also features a strange dream sequence in the middle. The fantasy of a young girl dreaming of heroes and marriage. The scene is surreal compared to the rest of the musical.
As far as musicals go this one drags on and on with little happening. It is the antithesis of the My Fair Lady which is even longer but never drags like this one.