I really liked this movie until the ending. Yes, the original ending in the Broadway show and the film has an unhappy ending, but for me it just doesn't work. The character of Charity is such a sweet person and she deserved a happy ending. This is not WEST SIDE STORY. Having an upbeat motion picture and it ending like it does with Charity having no future is not what the audiences in 1969 wanted to see. In the end Charity she has no husband, job or friends. What kind of future does she have? The only ending for Charity is to kill herself. I think the unhappy ending hurt the film's box office. People left the theatre feeling real depressed. What a downer. The alternate ending was uplifting and left you feeling good.
Review of Sweet Charity
