Although I'm a big fan of musicals this one was not a favorite. Great actors but too many in one movie.

This movie was terrible. Dumb, Boring and Stupid a Waste of time - Waste of Electrical power. It would be a waste of money to buy. Un- watchable best describes this movie. I fast forwarded all the way.

This was a disappointing waste of its talented cast. Although not terrible, it is full of stereotypes and not all that interesting. I'd agree with the commenter who thought Judi Dench's charater was the most real and Marion Cotillard did the best she could with the limited material. Otherwise the film is just a glossy bit of fluff.

This is an American musical which feels like an American musical. A film director is unable to make a film because of his phoney relations with seven women - mother, wife, girlfriend, admirer, costume designer, prostitute and who knows who the seventh leading lady was. The dance routines livened up the film. The key fault was characterization. There was not one original character in the film - not one person who felt real, except perhaps Judi Dench.

more hype and expectations than what it is.boring movie.

What a waste of talent - yeesh, how many Oscars have the cast & crew got collectively? This is high-production-value, tired, soft-core porn. And boring, at that. Day-Lewis is a terrific actor but doesn't dance all that well, and speak-sings his songs. They couldn't find anyone that could handle all three? And all these fabulous women, just wasted in poorly-written, heavily cliched roles. It's sad.

The fact that it is bizarre, and a taste of movie making, with all its trappings and odd character, Fellini would have loved. See La Dolce Vita and compare. I just watched it again......loved it again. The references to old Italian movies shot at Cinecetta are lots of fun.

I love, love, love musicals but this movie was atrocious! It was so slow that I stopped watching three times but decided I should give it a chance and watched the whole thing. The story line was terrible! I thought with the big names in it that it would be a good one. Absolutely NOT my cup of tea. Burlesque and Mamma Mia were MUCH better musicals’.

This movie is dreadful, with minimal redemption in the form of eye candy. Lingering close-ups of the exquisite Marion Cotillard, the camera's loving examination of Penelope Cruz and her spectacular wardrobe, cameos by Kate Hudson and Fergie, and flashy song-and-dance numbers: sadly none of these things can enliven the plot or allow us to forgive the protagonist's nauseating self-indulgence. I suspect that Federico Fellini would be less than flattered by this "tribute".

Disappointing. Despite some big name actors, this musical about an unfaithful womanizing director who is unable to come up with a new script falls short of being remotely interesting.