Please sir, tell me how Oliver! won Best Picture of 1968. Especially since that was the same year as 2001: A Space Odyssey. It's not like this is a bad movie -- I liked it -- but it just doesn't seem to have the same "greatness" as other musical adaptations, such as The Sound of Music or My Fair Lady. Ron Moody's performance as Fagin is fantastic, though, and Oliver Reed makes a very good villain. But still. . .Best Picture?
Review of Oliver!
