Suggestions for your Film Review

Here are some questions to consider regarding your review of How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying:

1. The music (single out the best song or songs).
2. The lyrics. (To read all the lyrics go here.) How lyrics develop plot, character, or tone (wit).
3. The acting. (Main actors, but also supporting cast.)
4. The story.
5. Comparison with other musicals by Frank Loesser. (Guys and Dolls is in the library.)
6. Comparison with other musicals by anyone else. (My Fair Lady, West Side Story, etc.)
7. Tone (satire, farce, comedic, romantic, or mix of tones). Was it satisfactory? Funny?
8. Scenes (singled out to illustrate lyrics, music, acting, staging, dancing, etc.).
9. Dances (choreography).
10. Special cinematic devices (for example, in the opening number, as Ponty sings of going "up" the elevator goes down).
11. Direction (consider direction from the point of view of tone, pace, acting, staging of scenes, etc.).
12. Reception. Critical or audience reception of the film.

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