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Cats (2019)
Would have been 8 star but for one thing...
This film is good in so many aspects but one thing ruins it. If they had used the original costumes and not replaced the actors with CG cat bodies it would have all worked.
The performances are great, the choreography is great, the sets and lighting are great, the CG human-cat hybrids are a nightmare.
The use of the original actors eyes, nose and mouth mixed with CG fur doesn't work. The fur can often be seen moving around the actors faces making it look like the face isn't attached to the body. I feel sorry for all the creatives involved because other than the CG this could have been a great film. It's hard to see the performances through the surreal nightmare.
London Road (2015)
Stunning, creative and honest.
If you watch this film not expecting a musical I can understand the confused reviews. I don't find it disrespectful in the slightest, it's verbatim and represents the views and words of the people at the time. I saw London Road when it was at the National Theatre and it blew me away. This film captures everything I loved about that show. Not to everyone's taste, but undeniably creative, fresh and heaving with talent.
I loved every second of it.