The concept is unquestionably brilliant and inimitable: spoofing gangster movies, and the gangster mentality, in a musical with a cast of children equipped with splurge guns and limousines powered by pedals. Some of the kids are excellent, notably Jodie Foster as Tallulah, of course. Some of the musical numbers are good. But in the end, the detail of the plot lacks the originality of the concept, the film is too dull and too many voices are squeaky and speak too fast, with the unmodulated expression of pubescents. A worthy try, essential to watch, but in the end a bit disappointing.
Review of Bugsy Malone
