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Why is there so much comparison to the film?

Posted by: broadwaybacker 06:32 pm EDT 03/18/14
In reply to: Bullets Over Broadway tonight (Spoilers and VERY long) - AlanScott 04:39 am EDT 03/18/14
Woody Allen films are not generally huge box office hits, and Bullets isn't even in his top 10. It did a bit over $13 million at the box office, and about $26 million in adjusted box office revenues. So my guess is that the overwhelming majority of people who see the Broadway show will have either never seen the film, or if they have seen it will have only a vague recollection of it.

So to me, the real question becomes how will this show be received not by Woody devotees, but by the typical summer tourist crowd (not to mention the critics.) How entertaining is it, period? Will it be cut to a more tolerable length than the current 2:45? Will they fix the ending. which seems to have generated substantial criticism?

I haven't seen it yet, but I have tickets to see it the day before it opens. The fact that AlanScott, (who I respect as much or more than anyone on this board) found it enjoyable certainly is a positive sign, as he's a pretty tough critic generally speaking. So I'm really looking forward to it. And though I have seen the film, I can't quote lines or remember many of its jokes, which probably makes me more like most people who are going to see it.


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