Hello, Dolly!

"As in Funny Girl, Miss Streisand does not lip-sync her lyrics very well, which contributes to the detached cool of her performance."

"Gene Kelly directed, a long way from Terpsichore apparently, though not, alas, from the Thanksgiving turkey."

"The Jerry Herman score is unmemorable..."

"Walter Matthau looks miserable and the film plods dutifully through farcical scenes that can’t fully come to life on-screen."

"Emphasis has been placed on extravaganza, when it should really have been placed on getting good performances out of a talented cast."

"How does Hello, Dolly!, an update of The Matchmaker, look today? In a word: campy."

"Streisand is a unique performer, with that inborn vitality which marks great personalities."

"(Streisand's) mannerisms are so arch and calculated that one half expects to find a key implanted in her back."

"It's an exercise in star turns, surrounded by elephantine blandness."