Done with gloss but it feels old fashioned for 1975. It's very much in that 20th Century Fox musical mode - a true story heavily fictionalised with plenty of production numbers. I didn't recognise any of the songs. Barbra Streisand fans will like it, with all the songs and outfits and jokes. The bulk of the plot is a squabbling rom com with James Caan, hamming it up with Babs, as Billy Rose. These two are fun. Omar Sharif adds a dash of drama as her ex.
I didn't really like it but it wasn't made for me.
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