In spite of all the negative issues surrounding the film, it does have a couple redeeming qualities; if you listen very closely, there is some very clever, naughty, wordplay, hidden in the brit accents. And extra credit to donen, harrison, and burton for even having the guts to make it, in spite of the treatment of gays and gay couples at the time. The 1970 version of boys in the band portrayed them as pretty miserable too. I think all the bickering and insults were pretty indicative of any couple that had been together all those years, and were getting on each other's nerves.
