It isn't awful, but it isn't a classic and it isn't even good. It's the type of movie that multi-culturalists applaud even though they can't recall any of the plot details or any of the songs.
It's gaudy and boring. I got about twenty or thirty minutes into it before I realized I was kidding myself. Too many people bouncing around and the main love interest in the film seems to be motivated south of the waist instead of anywhere north.
The "myth" is retold too clumsily to be taken seriously. This is really just a movie about people trying to get laid. There's nothing wrong with that, but don't try to push it off as symbolic or whatever.
Black Orpheus is too bouncy to be as dark as it wants to be. I gave up on it. I've always hated movies where everyone is so happy for no apparent reason. Sue me.
It's gaudy and boring. I got about twenty or thirty minutes into it before I realized I was kidding myself. Too many people bouncing around and the main love interest in the film seems to be motivated south of the waist instead of anywhere north.
The "myth" is retold too clumsily to be taken seriously. This is really just a movie about people trying to get laid. There's nothing wrong with that, but don't try to push it off as symbolic or whatever.
Black Orpheus is too bouncy to be as dark as it wants to be. I gave up on it. I've always hated movies where everyone is so happy for no apparent reason. Sue me.