"It’s what the Complete Oscar Experience now is," says Owen Gleiberman. "The complaints are legion, and we all know what they are, because we’ve all made them. The show was too long. The host bombed. His or her opening monologue was too crass/cautious/craven/boring. There were too many movie-history montages, and that one that connected Avengers: Infinity War to Cary Grant didn’t exactly make sense. Her dress was loopy. His tux was garish. That musical number sucked. The middle of the show — yes, the tech awards — was a bone-dry desert. It was blasphemy to leave (semi-obscure beloved figure) out of the In Memoriam segment. The nominated songs were terrible. Did I mention that the show was too long?" ALSO: Anne Hathaway says the 2019 Oscars won't be wors than when she and James Franco hosted.
TOPICS: 91st Academy Awards, ABC, Anne Hathaway, Award Shows