Funny Face (1957) - 7 stars out of 10
Audrey Hepburn in Paris? Who could ask for anything more! (Oops, wrong Gershwin song) Although the plot is completely different from the original Broadway musical, the Gershwin brothers' music comes to life in this visually appealing love story. Just thinking about this film sends "He Loves and She Loves" and "S'Wonderful" through my mind. The writers did a pretty nice job of writing this new story around the songs from the original musical. George Gershwin is one of my favorite composers and I love "How Long Has This Been Going On," but I must admit that my favorite song from the movie is "Bonjour, Paris!" Then again, I have constantly Paris fever and this song is a wonderful way to relive the sights of Paris in 5 minutes. Audrey Hepburn is lovely as always; the only problem with casting her in these “transformative roles” is that she is so charming running around Paris with a ponytail that the transformation doesn’t do much. Fred Astaire is alright but he is overshadowed by Hepburn and Kay Thompson. The film has it's moments of cheesiness and disbelief, but that's what makes 1950's musical films so great! There are better musicals out there, but "Funny Face" will make you smile at Audrey Hepburn's adorable disposition over and over again.
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