Friday Film Review: A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum

[image error]A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966)

Genre: musical, slapstick comedy

Grade: B-

"Forum," yet another old favorite of mine, hasn't weathered the years quite as well as others but is still good for some laughs once it gets going. It's based on a Broadway production of the same name and is definitely a product of its times. It's slightly bawdy and 60s sexist, runs towards slapstick and physical comedy and features a grubby Rome that presages the recent HBO series.

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