The Birdcage

Trite adaptation of the French farce. See the original instead which is far funnier and the acting is better.

I got tired of renting this so finally purchased my own copy! Highly recommend adding this to your DVD collection!

grerat fun. Nathan Lane is out of control and fun. Gene Hackman never looked better!

I am loyal to the very first "La Cage Aux Folles" which came out in 1978, I have to admit. However, if I had been asked whom should be in a remake of this movie, I definitely would have put Robin Williams and Nathan Lane in it. Very well casted. I do think, however, that the acting on these two guys' parts was a little overdone. In the original, even though Ugo Tognazzi and Michel Serrault were very campy, it never seemed like it was overacted. Williams and Lane were a bit too much for me.

However, when it comes to Hank Azaria's part as Agador, that was as funny as it gets. He DOES steal every scene he's in, and, as mentioned in a previous review, thats pretty hard to do with the larger-than-life actors Williams and Lane. Frankly, I think Azaria's part was what probably saved this movie. I might also mention that Gene Hackman in drag is pretty hysterical too - he looks halfway decent as a girl, I must admit.

i had this movie in vhs form and wanted it in DVD.