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I Love Mean Reviews

So I'm linking you to this: Elvis Mitchell of the Times on "American Wedding."

And this: AO Scott, also of the Times, on "Gigli."

Any review which says, "it has a special badness all its own" deserves to be linked to.

(And if you're feeling industrious, or need a good laugh, take a minute to find the amusing "Gigli" review over at CNN.com.)

And just because we're linking to reviews, here's Brantley on "Avenue Q," which opened tonight. I am pleased to announce that this is NOT a bad or a mean review, although if I had written it, it would have been even more positive.

The other "mean" review is the one that I have for the terribly misguided production of "Man of La Mancha" that I saw tonight. And to add insult to injury, Brian Stokes Mitchell decided to take the night off. Let's just say, if I had actually paid for the tickets, I would have asked for my money back before the show based solely on the understudy notice. Sadly, I sat through the show and now cannot get those two hours of my life back, either. I'm not sure which surprises me more: the fact that such a confused production was allowed on Broadway - or the fact that so many of the tourists in the audience actually seemed to enjoy the show!

Posted by Jon at July 31, 2003 10:52 PM | TrackBack