Directed by:
Rob MarshallCinematography:
Dion BeebeComposer:
John KanderCast:
Catherine Zeta-Jones, Renée Zellweger, Richard Gere, John C. Reilly, Queen Latifah, Jayne Eastwood, Christine Baranski, Taye Diggs, Colm Feore, Lucy Liu (more)VOD (1)
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Murderesses Velma Kelly (a chanteuse and tease who killed her husband and sister after finding them in bed together) and Roxie Hart (who killed her boyfriend when she discovered he wasn't going to make her a star) find themselves on death row together and fight for the fame that will keep them from the gallows in 1920s Chicago. (official distributor synopsis)
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The perfect kind of musical? Never getting bored, even for a minute! And that's where Rob Marshall comes in. Under his leadership, the heavy story transforms into an elegant and sophisticated spectacle with an excellent leading trio of actors (especially Catherine Zeta-Jones, captivating in her sexy demonic posing and seductive voice), though at certain moments they should cut the singing, since a song revolving around a noose, for example, is clearly unnecessary. To a certain extent, however, I understand the flood of Oscars; even years later, this is an incredible feast for the eyes.
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I love movies set in "the olden days" and this movie is absolutely great and fascinating too! I found it really entertaining and the cast couldn’t have been better; the roles fitted each actor like a glove. And it was a pleasure to listen to the quality musical performances and the production design was a feast for the eyes. You just have to love Chicago; I haven’t ever seen a better musical on the silver screen.
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Nonsensical acting and screenwriting Oscar nominations shake hands with technical brilliance in 100 minutes of entertainment that flies by. The music is perfect, led by the catchy hit "All That Jazz" (I love jazz), and the choreography of the dance numbers is remarkable, the most striking of which were the journalist "puppets" on strings with a great performance by the pleasantly surprising Gere and Zellweger. The latter, like Zeta-Jones, sings very well, dances brilliantly, but unfortunately also shows off her limited acting range with position #1: "dumb Bridget". As a result, I felt like I was sitting in some fancy Chicago club, watching one jazz-dance act after another in a show about two murderesses and one greedy defense attorney, ignoring the fact that all that bombastic glitz is hiding a flimsy script and an unexciting plot. The main thing was that the eyes and ears were happy. And they were pouring great champagne too...
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Chicago one of those films that you might not necessarily dislike, let alone throw away, but doesn’t offer practically anything new or innovative, and you will probably to avoid a feeling of boredom during the screening. The captivatingly shot dance scenes in the cabarets do not make up for the rather dismal screenplay and main plot. The performances are excellent, and above all, the actors are the engine of the whole film, without whom it would suffer from the boredom syndrome even a little more than it should be healthy.
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It wasn't an experience I'll never forget, probably partly because I already know the songs here. They are not the best ones. The clear highlight is the format where cabaret scenes intertwine with classic narrative ones. It's a celebration of cabaret and its beautiful cynicism, as well as the cynicism of people in general. Anyone can be a star, and anyone can become a star. All you need is good marketing. This is a musical that has an idea, and it is excellent. It's just a shame I didn't see the film in a better mood. It must have looked great on stage.
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