In the film industry, sometimes the only way to get your movie made is to fund it yourself. First Night is one such film.
Starring Richard E. Grant, Sarah Brightman, and Mia Maestro (yes, really) in a similarly self-serving stately home opera production, this is a film custom-made for the hoity-toity class. Enter a rag-tag (as far as the term can apply) bunch of opera singers from various backgrounds gather at Sir Adam Somethingorother's (Grant) estate, employed to put on an outdoor performance of Mozart's Così Fan Tutti. Armed with enlarged egos and insecurities, all manner of rehearsal-related shenanigans ensue.
Achieving dramatic notes shriller than a glass-shattering scream, First Night is approximately as subtle as it is dreadfully flat. With distractingly ham-fisted sound mixing and equally hammy acting from ever-grinning conductress Celia (Sarah Brightman), its enjoyable moments total 10 minutes.
Having had the distinct displeasure of watching this truly terrible opera drama twice, I can confidently issue a one time offer for an ear-shattering scream in place of a ticket to this monstrosity.
Going once, going twice...
What a stupid review.The music was sublime mozart , brilliantly sung and acted.It is a film that i would enjoy again and again if only ignorant critics do not destroy it.It is not a vulgar farting comedy ,there are no car chases but the backround story of the characters at rehersal is compelling in the way that the singers play out their characters in the opera.The sound , the location and the acting was a joy.All together a glorious introduction to Cosi Fan Tutti.
ReplyGlad you enjoyed it, John. The music was lovely, just a shame about the acting.
ReplyIf you think thats a stupid review john, cheque out this idiot.
Replyhttp://alone-in-the-dark-pg.blogspot.com/2011/10/first-night-review.html
You can trust him on that, he loves vulgar farting comedies.
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