Hair

Finally, I'm getting more into the works of Miloš Forman and I have to say that I am becoming very excited. I was really looking forward to this musical. And it didn't disappoint at all. It has great hippie songs, a great anti-war atmosphere, and absolutely brilliant ending where you don't know whether to laugh or just shake your head. Fantastic. (12/01/2015)

Engaging story, beautiful soundtrack, and a gripping ending. However, Forman did not incorporate divine choreography, an unmistakable atmosphere, or anything that a period musical should have. And I cannot forgive that, especially since it is not an original piece. The songs are perfect, but they are simply arranged one after another as fans of the musical expect and as they should and must be. But there is a lack of surprise, and I only get divine music, which I do not accept in this film adaptation. (05/02/2005)

From an ancient school screening, I remembered Hair dimly as a good musical with good songs and a number of scenes that made us feel different things as teenagers. But today I finally saw Hair again, in the movie theatre, and I had to update my opinion. It is a great musical with genius songs and scenes directed in such a world-class way that one must once again admire the talent of Milos Forman. Whether it's the carefree odes sung and danced around parks, a hallucinogenic wedding scene or the finale with a troop-eating plane, it’s all amazing. It also of course concerns the acting and singing performances, and the lightness with which humor alternates with chills is also admirable. The world is about friendship, love, and freedom, says this film. Or at least that should be the point. And that applies all the time. Or at least it should. (08/28/2018)

Hair is definitely one of the best movie musicals to ever see the light of day. I am still fascinated by the brilliant music and the story with its strong anti-war appeal, which even after many years since it was made can still appeal to the perceptive viewer. I'm really proud that Miloš Forman took on this classic and breathed life into it in the purest sense of the word. Like only he could... (11/25/2020)

I am unable to properly appreciate the often praised musical aspect of the film, as I am not such a music fan and expert, but the strong anti-war message of the film strongly resonates within me. That final scene, when an endless line of soldiers marches towards the plane and the camera focuses on the face of the main hero, is one of the most powerful ones that have ever appeared in a film with an anti-war theme. It is a certain depiction of the time when the word "freedom" was declined in all cases and the term "flower children" was not yet emptied. Overall impression: 80%. (06/18/2006)