By today's standards, certain dramatic sequences in the film seem ridiculous and over the top. (dvdizzy.com)
I'm sure aspects of this story have been exaggerated or made up entirely, but there are clever editing and writing techniques to make certain dramatic sequences quite funny at times. (rottentomatoes.com)
It's astonishing how much more energy the musical numbers have than the purely dramatic sequences. (reelviews.net)