Evita . Tucson Weekly . 01-23-97

Evita

DIRECTED BY: Alan Parker

REVIEWED: 01-23-97

It is not a musical, okay? It's an opera. It's an opera about a Fascist dictator of Argentina and his influential, wildly popular wife, Eva Perón. Madonna is quite charming as Eva, singing and dancing her way through pretty much every single scene of this movie with her doe-colored contacts and perpetual costume changes. The first half has the best numbers, but after about an hour everything loses steam. Madonna has long since gone blond, all of the best songs have been sung, and for the last hour we're treated to reprise after reprise. The adaptation from stage to screen seems to have gone a little less smoothly than we would have hoped, too. The film falls prey to visual repetition as well: In scene after scene, we see mobs of angry Argentineans, or happy Argentineans, take to the street, carrying placards. Over and over and over. Placard after placard.

--Stacey Richter

Other Films by Alan Parker
Midnight Express

Film Vault Suggested Links
The Madness of King George
A Night to Remember
Jude

Rate this Film
If you don't want to vote on a film yet, and would like to know how others voted, leave the rating selection as "Vote Here" and then click the Cast Vote button.