5/5 Good memories
  by C. Rahusen (Connecticut)
Definitely got excited when this first aired... a contemporary version of a musical I enjoyed.

5/5 Better than imagined!
  by Jamie L. Hunt
Not only was the price perfect, but the delivery was much faster than I had anticipated.

1/5 Bad to the Bone!
  by M. vanderberg (Texas)
What were they thinking? This production was just so bad...it had no charm, no magic, and no spark. To me, The Music Man is a truly mesmerizing stage production. The Preston/Jones cast did an amazing job with it back in the 1960's. This clunker stunk from the first minute to the last. I was so disappointed, and I am certain that you will be too. The singing, dancing, everything was flat. Save your money and re-watch the original.

5/5 Wonderful musical
  by Daniel E. Robinson (Indiana)
I bought this movie for my daughter, she loves it. If you like a lot of familiar music, then you will enjoy this movie.

3/5 Should have been called "The Music Woman and the Other Guy"
  by lighten_up_already2 (Kirkland, WA USA)
I guess it's a case of life imitating art imitating life.

This movie is about a con man who makes money by conning small towns into thinking he's a "music man" who can save their wayward youth by organizing them into marching bands, and then when he's got their money and it's too late, he boards a train and heads out of town leaving the folks with nothing.

Now, here comes a movie claiming to be a remake of the classic musical "The Music Man", and they cast an otherwise great actor who can carry a tune, but not much more, to be the leading man in a musical! But you find this out after you've spent the time and money to watch this DVD. Anyone see the irony here?

But wait, there's less!

Most of the scenes are cramped and full of close-ups where the original had expansive sets and lots and lots of people. The original takes place on the streets and in the town square. This version takes place indoors and in back allyways.

And, the story is compressed compared to the original. They had to do about the same thing in about 45 minutes less.

So, one star for effort. One star for Patrick McKenna (Harold from the Red Green Show) at the beginning, and one star for Kristen Chenoweth, the unfathomably talented superstar that nobody in my world seems to know about, who alone makes this worth sitting through. She can sing alright, and look great doing it!

Oh yeah, there's a bonus feature on this DVD of Kristen Chenoweth singing "Till There was You" on stage somewhere. Wow.