Chicago (2002)
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Reviews Counted:206
Fresh:180
Rotten:26
Average Rating:7.9/10
Consensus: A rousing and energetic adaptation of the Broadway musical that'll have you tapping your feet.
Runtime: 1 hr 53 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: Everyone loves a legend, but in Chicago, there’s only room for one. Velma Kelley (CATHERINE ZETA-JONES) burns in the spotlight as a nightclub sensation. When she shoots her philandering husband,... [More]
Starring: Renée Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Richard Gere, Queen Latifah
Director: Rob Marshall
Reviews for Chicago
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Good, easygoing, sometimes inspired entertainment. Full Review |
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A shallow work without a true moral framework, it sees the world as a posturing showbusiness arena, a stage for celebrities to briefly strut their stuff and go on their way. Full Review |
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Marshall betrays the dancing by never letting us see it properly. Full Review |
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 3/5 |
Extremely enjoyable, although it says it all about the 2003 Oscars that this was a winner. Full Review |
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3.5/4 |
Sure, there are flaws, but the moments that do things properly see the screen burst with confidence, rhythm, heat and pizzazz. Full Review |
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3/5 |
A very good bet for those who don't have the leisure to make it to London for the stage show, and want a reliable, cheaper ticket-price approximation with (mostly) proper Americans in the cast. Full Review |
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5/5 |
[An] exhilarating musical that doesn’t put a foot wrong. Full Review |
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'Two hours of chocolate-coated pleasure.' Full Review |
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Good, easygoing, sometimes inspired entertainment. Full Review |
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4.5/5 |
[A] magical piece of musical cinema with unforgettable songs and characters. And something to say as well. Full Review |
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2/5 |
A lazy assemblage of set-pieces that fail to add up to anything much. Full Review |
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Click to read the article Full Review |
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5/5 |
Here, finally, is a movie musical made by people who know what they're doing. Full Review |
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3/4 |
Each musical number builds to such a frantic climax that the audience is nearly moved to applaud the actors on screen. Full Review |
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his Oscar-laden movie rendition, directed by Rob Marshall, suffers from the kind of ants-in-your-pants MTV editing that prevents you from simply watching and enjoying the musical numbers. Full Review |
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3/4 |
Choreographer Rob Marshall makes his feature debut, toning town the Fosse-ness and keeping things snappy. Full Review |
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5/5 |
a wildly cynical and sardonic piece, yet hysterical in its own right - about as unlike Seven Brides for Seven Brothers as you can get Full Review |
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4.5/5 |
I really enjoyed Chicago during its theatrical run, and now that I've seen it twice more on DVD, the thing's fast becoming a personal favorite. Full Review |
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3.5/5 |
The energy of the performances and John Kander and Fred Ebb's enduring score push the musical scenes and the entire film over any hurdle -- yes, even including that misbegotten casting of Gere. Full Review |
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Chicago has been brought to the screen by first-time movie director Rob Marshall, who has shot it like one of those commercials for Broadway musicals, the ones that run on the late news in New York City. Full Review |
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