I recently saw this film in my history of motion pictures class at the university of oregon. Needless to say, this movie is absolute garbage. I have been asking myself why? Why has my teacher included this in a history of motion pictures class?! There are hundreds of thousands of other films that could've been shown in place of this - i shall not name any to spare my sanity!
This film is a lousy excuse for a musical. Every song is a tortuous ride into eternal damnation! UMM's voice spouts from a larynx formed out of the fiery chasms of hell! The songs oh the songs, help me god...please do not weep when I say this but there are at least six or seven of them! And they sound exactly the same, every one! Not one change of key. These songs! Umm's voice will haunt my dreams for weeks to come. In all actuality my dreams may never come because the memory of this atrocity has caused me to jab screwdrivers into my eyes and ears.
Now may I be frank with you all, there are in fact a few redeeming qualities to the movie. At times it was lovely to look at(any time Umm wasn't singing) some of the shots were beautifully composed. Also whoever designed the look of Fathy(?) is pure genius - the pants hiked up almost to the nipples revealing a grotesque flabby butt that smiled with guilty pleasure every time it was shown on camera, the mustache- perfection, and his hair oh baby so sensual it flowed like the peak wave of a tsunami. No wonder he was the apple to so many women's eyes. And last of all the monkey, he made the movie! Best supporting actor?
OK OK if you are still reading you may ask yourself why 4 stars. Well its funny..kinda...If you're into S&M and like hearing the agonizing screams of 200 film students viewing this film then maybe its for you. If you don't fit into this category, don't watch this movie. The four stars go to the monkey. Oh and the mustache!