Very off-putting the first time around, but upon second viewing... I never got the chance to see this film in the theater. But, when it popped up on pay-per-view, I went ahead and watched it. I enjoyed the original musical on Broadway and figured I would check out its film adaptation. What can I say? It was every much the disaster I had heard it was. It was awkward, disturbing, disjointed. However, the next day, a friend was over and said he hadn't seen it. Since I had it for 48 hours, we went to watch it again. I have to admit, the second time around, it was much more enjoyable. Now that I'm over the extraordinarily weird appearance of the film, I could take in more of the musical numbers and dancing. The dancing is actually extraordinary. It's tragic that the incredibly talented people who put their time and energy into this film had it subverted by bad visuals. I would also argue, that the directing is as bad as people say. Rather than relishing any of the musical numbers and focusing on any of the dancing, the quick cuts and edits are almost nausea-inducing. It's a shame because the dancing is really quite wonderful. The few times you get to really focus on it, you wish you could see more. The bottom line is, watch it more than once. Once you're used to the bizarre look and the indecipherable singing, the second time around there's much more to appreciate.