I saw this before watching the original one so I watched this with a very clear, unbiased head. I thought it was much better then our middle school's version. Matthew Broderick's voice is better then Robert Preston's voice but he isn't as convincing as Harold Hill. Kristen Chenoweth was lovely and very convincing as Marion Paroo. You can walk away believing Marion Paroo was played by herself. She also has a beautiful singing voice. Victor Garber and Molly Shannon are miscasts though. However I found it very entertaining.
Review of The Music Man
