This is my favourite musical besides "Singin in the Rain". There is hardly a dull scene in the entire movie. Beautifully shot and the cast are excellent. Yes Astaire's too old but it's Fred Astaire in a musical! That alone is enough to add 2 stars to any rating. The songs are great especially the surreal "Think Pink". Kay Thompson is a standout as the Vreeland like Maggie Prestcott.

I found this movie had a poor plot line, mostly bland songs and even the dance numbers were nothing great. In my opinion, not worth the time it takes to watch.

An oldie but goodie.
Classic musical.

You know, I cannot, for the life of me, figure out why this film was given the title of "Funny Face".

'Cause if I am expected to view Audrey Hepburn's facial features as being "funny", then, the intended humorousness of her looks is, indeed, completely lost on me.

Anyway - 1957's "Funny Face" was yet another one of those typical, ho-hum Hollywood Rom-Com/Musicals from that era that really only came to life during its song & dance numbers.

'Cause, believe me - The romantic angle of this film's flimsy story was so painfully forced and contrived that it was downright demented..... Yep. It really was.

IMO - Fred Astaire may have been an incomparable dancer, and he may have even been an adequate singer, too. But, with that said - There was definitely one thing that he was not - And that was a convincing romantic leading man.

And, here in 1957's "Funny Face" - Astaire was 58 years old and his romantic interest in the story was the character played by a 28-year-old Audrey Hepburn.

And, with that in mind - This "absolutely forced" love affair between these two was certainly enough to give this less-than-satisfied viewer a genuine case of the creeps.

All-in-all - I believe that for one to get any sincere enjoyment out of watching "Funny Face" - They would have to be viewing it through the haze of rose-colored glasses.

The lovely and talented Audrey Hepburn made two musicals in her lifetime and I much prefer this one to My Fair Lady. I am completely shocked at the number of reviews saying this movie is a bore. I absolutely love it! It's colorful, funny, full of wonderful dancing and catchy songs and is very well done. Audrey was an aspiring dancer before life took her in a different direction, and here you can see her living her dream; dancing in the Basal Metabolism scene in the club and sharing a romantic dance or two with the incredible Fred Astaire. Audrey and Fred aren't the ideal couple but here their pairing works much better than Audrey and Gary Cooper in "Love in the Afternoon". It's not really meant to be a romantic comedy. Just a film about an ordinary bookstore employee who finds herself the subject of a major fashion magazine enterprise, with the help of a charming photographer. A major plus in this film is that Audrey does her own singing. Those who are familiar with My Fair Lady, knows that the same cannot be said for that film, which is a shame because Audrey has a lovely singing voice.

Was going to watch just for the musical numbers but had to wade through too many very dated scenes. Fred Astaire the best dancer ever, but no way could there be romance with beautiful Audrey.

A light and happy film that is fun to rewatch on a rainy day.

I watched BlacKkKlansman and Fahrenheit 11/9 on the same day and needed something light and fluffy to set my gaze upon after. A gorgeous film! The relationship between Hepburn and Astaire isn't *quite* believable but I didn't really care that much after watching them dance around the beautiful Paris backdrop.

No this movie is not a wellspring of depth, but it doesn't need to be. If you love musicals, Audrey Hepburn, and Fred Astaire, you'll have a good time with this one.