Saturday, February 23, 2013

Less Cirque, not much Soleil


 Midnight Sun: Cirque du Soleil

French or English
95 Minutes, 2004
3 Stars

Very different, I missed the clown acts, and there seemed far less of the usual Cirque acrobatics and a lot more dancing. I enjoyed the music (well, most of it) and loved the singing, but I missed the "circus" acts. I'm still not sure what the story was, if there was one. It's billed as a 3-stage extravaganza, but really the action only takes place on two stages. The third is high and a platform with a man on it. I imagine from the ground it would be impossible to know what he was doing, fortunately, he didn't do much. Few of the really spectacular costumes. Best scenes in the trailer. The couple who do the slowmo balancing at the end are fantastic! They are white haired and seen in the trailer.

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