I decided to watch Man of La Mancha today on Amazon Prime for the Genre-ary DailyView. Peter O’Toole and Sophia Loren starred in this tale of Don Quixote, an adaptation of the Broadway play of the same title.

I liked the initial set-up of the m0vie, with Cervantes (Peter O’Toole) thrown in prison awaiting the Spanish Inquisition. Once there, he was forced to defend himself as the other prisoners tried to put him on trial. Cervantes is an actor and so he put on a defense by telling the story of Don Quixote.

Though the premise of the film was intriguing, it failed to keep my attention as it progressed. Neither Peter O’Toole or Sophia Loren were much in way of singers and the overall silliness of the tone seemed to work against the tale.

Both O’Toole and Loren did a decent job with their performances. James Coco is likable as Sancho Panza/Cervantes’ servant. 

“The Impossible Dream” is a well-known song that I was unaware originated in this musical. 

The mix of tones kept me from enjoying the film and there was no music with that musical that truly engaged me. Overall, this was disappointing.