The District Weekly - Latest Comments in NOT WHILE I&#8217;M AROUND | The District Weeklyhttp://districtweekly.disqus.com/News, Arts, Entertainment & More for Long Beach, Huntington Beach, and Costa MesaenSat, 22 Dec 2007 21:48:26 -0000Re: NOT WHILE I&#8217;M AROUND | The District Weeklyhttp://thedistrictweekly.com/print/film/reviews/not-while-im-around/#comment-1357315<p>Agree wholeheartedly with your review. For what it got right, Sweeney left me a empty not only for what it got wrong, but all the missed opportunites. Frankly, a musical this brilliant deserved a better rendering. For the man who remade Willy Wonka (sacrilege!), I find it ironic that hopefully, within in my lifetime, somebody will remake Burton's Todd and give it the proper spark it desires.</p><p>My wife and I thought Baz Luhrman would have been a much, much better choice for this... pity.</p>CraigSat, 22 Dec 2007 21:48:26 -0000