How do you solve a problem like the Nazis? By becoming the von Trapp Family Singers and hoodwinking the SS with your floral costume and patriotic songs, of course
However much it may be ridiculed - its status as a Christmas TV film is legendary - there‘s no denying that this is one of the best screen musicals ever made. As Maria, the lapsed nun who becomes governess to the von Trapp brood and weds their rather chilly papa (Plummer) before helping them outrun the Nazis, Andrews exudes a vibrancy that‘s hard to resist.

But the real secret of the film‘s success lies in its brilliant songs (‘Do-Re-Mi‘, ‘Edelweiss‘, ‘The Lonely Goatherd‘, ‘My Favorite Things‘), every one of them a toe-tapping classic which will buzz around your head for days. So, ignore those reservations and enjoy. Escapist films about, well, escaping, don‘t come any better than this.
Verdict
A film virtually immune to criticism, The Sound Of Music delights and repels with the sureness of Marmite.