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Funny Girl (1968)

Rate: 4
Viewed: 1/16

1/16: Funny Girl is the film that made Barbra Streisand's career in Hollywood which netted her a well-deserved Oscar win for Best Actress on first try.

As a matter of fact, Barbra Streisand ended up in a tie with Katharine Hepburn given that she was a member of the Academy and thus voted for herself; otherwise, she would've lost. As good as Barbra Streisand is in the movie, I don't like her character all that much. There's a lot of "Oh, look at me. Am I so adorably cute?" Nah...no thanks. It has gotten to the point that the film is about Barbra Streisand at the apogee of her narcissism, therefore dragging down the pace.

The color of Omar Sharif's hair looks positively ridiculous. Go back to being Sherif Ali, will ya, Omar? During the filming of Funny Girl, he had an affair with Barbra Streisand which is a big surprise despite them showing no chemistry on screen. Another aspect I don't like is the musical. Plus, the interminably long running time doesn't help, either. There's hardly a story, and the characters drop out like flies throughout.

All in all, there's too much of Barbra Streisand in Funny Girl.

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