Review of Oklahoma!

I thought I'd ordered the original movie version of Oklahoma! but was nonetheless excited to see that I had the Hugh Jackman filmed stage play instead. Having never seen any version of the play before, it was a treat to see how it was staged. Everyone seems to sing well, dance well and portray the story well enough but for some reason my attention started to flag before the end of the first act. I'm not sure why. Perhaps it was the thick accents, which I know is integral to the play, but grew wearisome anyway. Most of the songs I was familiar with but it was nice to hear some of the lesser known songs as well. I felt a couple of the extended ballet scenes went on a bit too long. Found myself fast-forwarding through the DVD to get past them once the point was made. It's a sweet show, very old-fashioned, a bit long, but well made and for that I give it a mixed review. I can't say I didn't enjoy parts of it, but I also can't say that I enjoyed the overall program.