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May 5, 2008
THEATER REVIEW | 'BOEING-BOEING'
Up, Up and Away (and Watch Those Swinging Doors)
By BEN BRANTLEY
“Boeing Boeing,” a creaky French comedy that has been given the makeover of the season by the director Matthew Warchus, has no earthly right to be as funny as it is. I mean, think about it. A loud slapstick romp about a roué with three mistresses, born from the middle-class side of the Smirky ’60s, that might as well be called “Too Many Stewardesses” (though “Boeing Boeing” is winceable enough)? Ugh.
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THEATER REVIEW | 'BOEING-BOEING'
Up, Up and Away (and Watch Those Swinging Doors)
By BEN BRANTLEY
“Boeing Boeing,” a creaky French comedy that has been given the makeover of the season by the director Matthew Warchus, has no earthly right to be as funny as it is. I mean, think about it. A loud slapstick romp about a roué with three mistresses, born from the middle-class side of the Smirky ’60s, that might as well be called “Too Many Stewardesses” (though “Boeing Boeing” is winceable enough)? Ugh.
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