Movie Review: "The Producers"

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Movie Review: "The Producers"

By Jack Lepiarz
Dec. 28, 2005

Featuring Uma Thurman, Matthew Broderick and the apparently "fatso," Nathan Lane, "The Producers" is a movie that is based off of a musical that is based off of a movie.

How screwy is that?

I have never seen the original movie, nor the play, so I cannot make any fair comparison to the other productions. I don't want to compare something without having seen what I'm comparing it to. I've seen that happen with people doing movie reviews of Fahrenheit 9/11 without having ever seen the movie.

Anyway The movie opens with a remarkably funny scene between Broderick and Lane as Broderick's character, Leo Bloom, has a panic attack in Max Bialystock's (Lane) office. Watching Matthew Broderick (who I originally know from "Godzilla" and "Inspector Gadget") act like a whiny, sniveling, hysterical child was incredibly funny. Then seeing Nathan Lane (who I remember most prominently from "The Birdcage") take part in a song entitled "Keep It Gay" only contributed further to the hilarity, as an entire scene revolves around various homosexual stereotypes.

Will Ferrel delivered a gut-bustingly funny performance as a "former" member of the nazi party. Prancing about flamboyantly in a black leather coat and a German helmet, Ferrel provides constant comic relief whenever he appears onstage. His adoration of the fuhrer, while a bit disturbing, when taken in good fun is very, very funny.

Like any other Mel Brooks production, this show is full of subtle racist and un-politically correct jokes, and plenty of not so subtle sex jokes. The movie "Spaceballs" was full of them, as was "Robin Hood: Men in Tights." This latest movie was no different. However, with the recent upstart in P.C. fanaticism, I am sure that there will be people accusing the movie of being sexist, racist, juvenile, homophobic, and anything else that a Mel Brooks film usually is. I hope people ignore them, because it is a very funny movie, with roles brilliantly played by their actors. If you want to criticize something, watch the previews--they're chock full of what will most certainly turn out to be box-office flops.

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About the author: Jack Lepiarz is a senior at Madison High School. Born in Waco, Texas, he lived with the Big Apple Circus for much of his early childhood, eventually moving to Madison, New Jersey, where he now resides. Although he is often described as stubborn and egotistical, he tries to keep an open-mind towards new ideas and treat people the way he would like to be treated.

Email: Jackwuzhere42@aol.com

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