Fiddler on the Roof

Fiddler on the Roof, 1971. A man with five daughters is faced with changes in society.

Directed by Norman Jewison. Written by Joseph Stein; adapted by Tommy Abbott from a play by Stein, based on stories by Sholom Aleichem. Starring Topol, with Norma Crane, Leonard Frey, Molly Picon, Paul Mann, Rosalind Harris, Michele Marsh, Neva Small, & Paul Michael Glaser.

Concept: C
Story: C
Characters: C
Dialog: B
Pacing: D
Cinematography: B
Special effects/design: B
Acting: B
Music: I find most of the songs annoying and ineffective. And the musical numbers are pretty boring. But John Williams and Isaac Stern do an excellent job with the instrumental stuff. C
Enjoyment: Slow, and doesn't make me care about it. It's too serious to be any fun, too much a musical to be serious. It's not a bad movie; there's some nice enough stuff here and there. But I can think of about a million other things I'd rather do with three hours. C

GPA: 2.3/4