I didn't walk out of the theatre depressed, but I did think there were a few problems with the movie version:
1) the cast was getting a bit too old for the parts. Not that the actors are ancient or anything, and it was neat to see most of the original cast up there, but there's definitely a difference between twentysomethings acting that way and thirtysomethings doing so. lol
2) Some of the explanations were cut out, so the behavior seemed different in the movie than it did in the Broadway show. For instance, Alexi Darling, who hires Mark-- in the movie, she doesn't come off as tabloid-sleazy as she does in the show. So when Mark leaves to finish his own project, in the movie it looks more like a thirtysomething who won't grow up and take an actual job than a twentysomething who does *not* want to go into that line with his work and is willing to sacrifice some money to follow his principles on the matter.
3) It was cleaned up. I'm not sure whether this counts as a 'problem' or not, actually, but it's definitely a huge difference. A lot of the swearing is gone, the most sexually suggestive song (Contact) was cut out . . . it wasn't necessarily bad, just weird. lol
And no, I haven't seen Brokeback Mountain yet, darnit. The chances of it coming here are between 'slim' and 'none'. (though, if it does win a Best Picture Oscar, the theatre manager might try to get it in. That's how we got Monster's Ball for five days. lol And granted, I was a teenager at the time and it was a late showing, but boy, talk about movies you do not want to watch while sitting next to your father.)
Anyway, if it doesn't come here, then I'll just have to lie in wait outside the rental store. :-)
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1) the cast was getting a bit too old for the parts. Not that the actors are ancient or anything, and it was neat to see most of the original cast up there, but there's definitely a difference between twentysomethings acting that way and thirtysomethings doing so. lol
2) Some of the explanations were cut out, so the behavior seemed different in the movie than it did in the Broadway show. For instance, Alexi Darling, who hires Mark-- in the movie, she doesn't come off as tabloid-sleazy as she does in the show. So when Mark leaves to finish his own project, in the movie it looks more like a thirtysomething who won't grow up and take an actual job than a twentysomething who does *not* want to go into that line with his work and is willing to sacrifice some money to follow his principles on the matter.
3) It was cleaned up. I'm not sure whether this counts as a 'problem' or not, actually, but it's definitely a huge difference. A lot of the swearing is gone, the most sexually suggestive song (Contact) was cut out . . . it wasn't necessarily bad, just weird. lol
And no, I haven't seen Brokeback Mountain yet, darnit. The chances of it coming here are between 'slim' and 'none'. (though, if it does win a Best Picture Oscar, the theatre manager might try to get it in. That's how we got Monster's Ball for five days. lol And granted, I was a teenager at the time and it was a late showing, but boy, talk about movies you do not want to watch while sitting next to your father.)
Anyway, if it doesn't come here, then I'll just have to lie in wait outside the rental store. :-)