The Sound of Music

The Sound of Music, 1965. A governess brings music and joy back into a motherless home; also, Nazis.

Directed by Robert Wise. Written by Ernest Lehman, based on a play by Howard Lindsay & Russel Crouse. Starring Julie Andrews.

Concept: 1/4 (Bad)
Story: 1/4 (Bad)
Characters: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Dialog: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Pacing: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Cinematography: 3/4 (Good)
Special effects/design: 3/4 (Good)
Acting: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Music: 3/4 (Good). The songs are great, but they aren't great film music. They rarely do anything to advance the story, there's too many of them, and they go on for too long (often with nothing happening on screen while they're sung).
Subjective Rating: 6/10 (Okay, 2/4). It has it's moments - nowhere near enough of them to warrant a three-hour movie, but they're in there.
Objective Rating (Average): 2.1/4 (Okay)