Rating: 
Summary: Good as a Musical but Fails as a Story
Review: Chicago was visually beautiful, well performed, and displayed some top-rate editing and directing. But ultimately, a movie needs to stand on its story.This story is not only cynical, simplistic and unsympathetic--its also flawed. The characters were all very unsympathetic and corrupt--the only two redeemable ones getting shafted or executed. A story doesn't have to be uplifting or happy to be good. But it does have to be complete. The fact that Roxie's devoted husband just sort of meanders and disappears into the night is a violation of story-telling on the highest order. I'm indifferent to musicals--I'll state that upfront. And yet, comparing Chicago to Moulan Rouge, I have to say that I'm shocked at the number of awards Chicago won. Moulan Rouge seemed superior to this movie in every way to the eyes of this layperson. Ultimately, it was a movie I could respect, but not love.
Rating: 
Summary: Best Musical to Date. Way better than moulin rouge.
Review: This movie was the best musical i have ever seen. Richard Gere sings better than i would have ever thought and Renee was great. The songs were very catchy and the story was very well done. Im not a big fan of musicals but this movie was very entertaining. I bought the dvd and the soundtrack as soon as it came out. I recommend this movie to anyone who enjoys a great movie.
Rating: 
Summary: Way better than Moulin Rouge
Review: Chicago is the story of a girl named Roxie Hart who wants to be a singer. She has a affair with a man named Fred(which she thinks Fred can get her job in showbusiness) which her husband dosen't know about.Roxie gets mad at Fred and she gets so mad at him she kills him.Roxie eventually goes to jail and while she is in jail the famous singer Velma Kelly is also in jail for killing her sister and husband.The Matron Mama helps Roxie get a good lawyer named Billy Flynn. Billy helps Roxie's case which gets Velma mad because Billy is spending more time on Roxie and she is getting all the publicity and fame.And I don't want to spoil the rest of the story. This movie is way better than Moulin Rouge!
Rating:
Summary: Excellent Musical
Review: I thought this movie was excellent. I have seen it twice and I have the CD and play it continuously. The acting by all the characters is superb and I would recommend it highly. I normally do not buy DVD movies but this one was a keeper!!!
Rating:
Summary: Fun movie to sing along with!
Review: I love musicals and this is definately one of my favorites! It won 6 Academy Awards including best picture. When Roxie Hart (Renee Zellweger) is put in the slammer for murder she comes across Velma Kelly (Catherine Zeta-Jones). They both are fighting for the attention on Chicago's Murderess Row. And Billy Flynn (Richard Gere) as the best lawyer to make his defendant famous after he is threw with them. But Kelly and Hart realize there is only room for one legend, or is there? If they could work together for a change. This film also stars John C. Reily as Roxie's dumb good for nothing husband Amus, Lucy Liu as the new attention seeking murderess, and Queen Latifah as the Mama of the jail. Beautiful movie, i highly recommend.
Rating: 
Summary: GUYS BEWARE- -mother of all chick flicks
Review: GUYS- this movie is to be avoided at all costs, unless you love musicals. Any guy who walks into this unsuspecting, as I did, is in for 2 hours of hell. Only one guy gets shot in this movie, no nudity at all, and lots and lots and lots of singing and dancing. No car chases, no explosions, no shootouts... Definitely not a "man's" movie, and nothing you would talk to the guys at work about. You have been warned! Let the woman watch it while you give the lawn a 2 hour mowing.
Rating:
Summary: Women in prison, and all that jazz
Review: The film version of the Broadway hit is about a 1920's wannabe celebrity who kills her lover and becomes an instant celebrity. She gets off the hook thanks to the manipulations of a fast-talking lawyer and her tough-as-nails prison matron, but then she no longer makes headlines. But not to worry, she hooks up with another celebrity-murderer for a sisters-in-crime act. Some of the songs are excellent -- even Richard Gere shows that he can belt them out -- there is some clever cross-cutting between plot events and cabaret acts, and we are spared the traditional, offensive boy-girl romance. However, the transition from stage to film is somewhat inept: the story takes place almost entirely in dingy backstage rooms and on a claustrophobically confining prison set. I wanted exteriors of gin joints, tenements, and society mansions. I also became increasingly uncomfortable with the dozens -- maybe hundreds -- of women writhing against each other in leather bikinis. Is this standard issue prison garb? There are acres and acres of female bodies in almost total undress, but only two shots of shirtless men, both extremely brief. The gorgeous Richard Gere remains staunchly suited througout. This is definitely a movie for the ladies.
Rating:
Summary: The greatest movie ever made!
Review: What a Wonderful Wonderful musical. ... personality is all that matters in this world! and this movie has personality! Love it, enjoy it.. live it.
Rating:
Summary: Best movie musical since 'Cabaret'
Review: From the reviews on this site, everyone either loves or hates 'Chicago.' Well, add me to the list that loves it. I have seldom been so thoroughly entertained. The music, dancing, and acting are wonderful, and the editing of dialogue scenes mixed in with the musical numbers enhances the experience. It is very difficult to turn a great theatrical experience into an equally great cinematic experience. 'Chicago' succeeds at this by staging all the musical numbers as stage performances, but using close-ups and cut-aways to add a visual quality that only a movie can. Those who dislike the movie because of its characters being crooked and amoral are missing the satiric edge of the script. We are not meant to love these characters, or root for them, but to laugh at the society that allows itself to be flim-flammed by lawyers and the media into siding with adulterers and murderers. Don't try to analyze the movie for social commentary; just revel in the exuberance of the performances and the sheer dazzle of the production numbers.
Rating:
Summary: All That Jazz
Review: I thought that this was a pretty good movie. It was fun to watch and had some good songs. Renée Zellweger did a great job, as did Catherine Zeta-Jones. Now, to all those people that compared this to Moulin Rouge: Yes, Moulin Rouge (to me) was the better movie. Moulin Rouge was just incredible, and you really have to be open to it. Chicago isn't strange, mind blowing, and spectacular like Moulin Rouge, but it was still pretty cool. In terms of musicals, it isn't the best one, but it had a cool story. I would still choose Moulin Rouge or Grease over this, but I thought that they did a very good job with the movie. To me, this was about the world of Hollywood and gossip and trying to stay in the spotlight. In a time when there aren't many musicals and they usually aren't accepted that readily by the public, this star-studded movie did very well at the box office. I think this movie is very much worth seeing. I couldn't watch it over and over and over, but I think I could watch it a couple more times since it is entertaining. Who knows, it might just grow on me and become one of my favourite movies of all time! Enjoy!!!!!
| 
