Rating: 
Summary: Chicago
Review: I had not a clue what I was watching when I went to the theater with some friends to see this. I'm not particualarly interested in musicals, but from the first song to the closer, I was hooked. The movie was so origional. Never before have I seen murder and sleazy lawyers glorified in such a brilliant manner! I loved the lights and the songs (especially the dummy scene) and I couldn't believe that I was singing along. This movie was so entertaining. Pure genius.P.S. To the girl complaining that there is too much singing: Why do you think they called this a MUSICAL???
Rating: 
Summary: Smash Hit!
Review: Spotlight hungry Roxie Hart (Renée Zellweger) dreams of a life on the stage and spends her nights jazzing it up in the bright lights of Chicago, continually hoping that she'll find her lucky break. In awe of seductive club singer Velma Kelly (Catherine Zeta-Jones), Roxie meets Fred Cassely a man who convinces her he can 'make her showbiz career take off'. However after Roxie has undergone the 'casting couch' treatment, and Fred has had his way with her, he reveals that he has no connections in showbusiness. She shoots Fred Cassely and kills him. Upon discovering that he had an affair, Roxie's husband Amos refuses to take the blame for the murder and Roxie is sent to jail. In jail she finally meets Velma Kelly, currently receiving huge media attention for the double murder she committed earlier in the tale. The prison Warden Mrs Morton (Queen Latifah) offers Roxie the opportunity of representation by slick Chicago lawyer Billy Flynn (Richard Gere). Billy is more a showbiz P.R agent than a legal lawyer and manipulates the tabloids into thinking Roxie is no more than an innocent 'good time girl' who took the wrong path, than a scheming murderess. The tabloids go crazy for the new girl on the cell block and Roxie finally becomes a star.
The storyline in this movie was ok but the singing and dancing was amazing! Catherine Zeta Jones' opening number was the best I've seen. The choreography in this movie will blow you away.
Rating:
Summary: Better than expected. I hate musicals.
Review: I do not like musicals. If you like musicals then you will love it. However the musicals where not that bad and certainly you will sit through it unless you DETEST musicals. Okay musicals aside - Chicago is actually very funny and will make you laugh. The premise is simple. Women killers end up in jail and all want the top lawyer in town to represent them because he has never lost a case. Cue the female inmates competing with each other for fame and the lawyer. It is really done quite well, the acting is good and it is very funny. However I hate musicals but I still gave this one 4 stars because it is done well and is very funny at times.
Rating:
Summary: Good but Moulin Rouge was Better
Review: I saw this movie in theaters at least 10 times because the music had me hooked on the movie all of my friends enjoyed it and when we left the theater we were all singing songs such as: All that Jazz, and The Cell Block Tango. The story is that Roxie (Renee Zellweger) shoots her boyfriend and ends up in jail where she meets Velma Kelly (Catherine Zeta Jones) who had shot her husband and sister. Roxie always wanted to be an actress and Velma is an actress. So in order to get out of jail she hires Billy (Richard Gere) to be her lawyer and to get her out of jail. Throughout the entire story there is wonderful music that you can never get out of your head and a good plot to go with it. I would recommend this to anyone who loves music and is 12 or older because there are some questionable situations that some parents may not approve of. I hope that this review has helped you in making a decision about this movie.
Rating: 
Summary: Not as great as people say.
Review: I really found this movie bland. A girl aspires to be a broad-way baby. Terrific. I don't care about your problems though. She shoots a guy and ends up in prison. The movie is a musical. This musical had me annoyed at every minute. How hard is it to stay down and not break out into a song every minute. Sit down, and stop singing. Give me a three second break. I bet there are a few people getting ready to "thumbs down" my review. "I liked that one song where they sang!" No. If you hate musicals pass this up. There's no action. Also, the only comedy in the movie is the lack of sitting down for three seconds and not singing. Sit down. One second of not singing please. Get over the songs.
Rating:
Summary: One of the BEST Musicals ever... and I know them all !
Review: I am writing this review for ME. The problem as I read all of these reader reviews is really to know WHO SHOULD I BELIEVE ? Some reviews say it is terrible! Some are lukewarm... Some say it is great... I think there are people that hate musicals, and then they write a review about a great musical and slash it to pieces. I know people who hate Beethoven and hate Mozart, and I have to dismiss as irrelevant a review about the 9th Symphony written by somebody who hates classical music. So, writing about musicals, I can only believe somebody who loves musicals... and of course, that somebody is ME! I love musicals. I am my best musical critic, for me, because I really KNOW musicals! I know which musicals I didn't like so much (Phantom, Miserables) and which musicals I loved (My Fair Lady, Beauty and the Beast, King and I, Man of La Mancha, Fiddler... Joseph...). I have seen everything great, ten times or more, including The King and I, Man of La Mancha, Cats, Fiddler on the Roof, Evita, etc.... even Show Boat, The Mikado, Pirates of Penzance, Mary Poppins, etc.... I mean... I REALLY KNOW and LOVE MUSICALS! That having been said... After having seen Chicago on a big screen 3 or 4 times, maybe more... the verdict is: Chicago is Fabulous! It is right up there with the best of them. The songs are great, catchy, really excellent... The dancing is great, the singing is great, the coreography is beautiful... The actors are superb... Queen Latiffa, Richard Gere, Catherine Zeta Jones and Renee Zellweger are all so PERFECT for their parts... Catherine Zeta Jones won an Oscar for her role, and Richard Gere deserved to win an Oscar for his role (but he wins a long applause, from me.) He actually SINGS his own songs. He is PERFECT for the part. And Catherine Zeta Jones... Wow! SHE IS WONDERFUL! Not only is she BEAUTIFUL, but she is TALENTED! She REALLY DANCES... not just dances, she transcends into Jazz! I was hooked on the music of Chicago for weeks... I love the tunes, the coreography... I love Chicago... it is without a doubt in the same league as the best musicals ever... by that I mean it is in the same league as the best of Rodgers and Hammerstein, Gilbert and Sullivan, Andrew Lloyd Weber, etc. And now I write this for others: Buy this DVD! This is really a bargain. You only pay for it once, and you will have it and be able to see it many times and enjoy it for the rest of your life. P.S.: I bought the DVD... I have watched it many times, and each time I like it more... I know I will enjoy it many times more.
Rating:
Summary: Who knew Richard Gere could dance?
Review: Hot damn, what a great movie! Even my 88yo mother, who was weaned on the musicals of the 40s, loved this movie. It made her think of Rogers/Astair, Charisse/Kelly, etc. Chicago, an adaptation of the 1975 musical about a frisky murderess, is set in the 20's era of Jazz with all the Mafia overtones, the tabloid sensationalism, and the wonderful music of the era.
Renee Zellweger and Catherine Zeta-Jones, yeah, we figured they could probably lay the moves onto a good dance routine, but who knew Richard Gere could dance? Not just dance, mind you, but REALLY dance. He's usually oh so coooool, but here he shows an entirely new side, and it works. Oh baby, does it work. No dubbing. They all did their own singing and dancing, and it's terrific. Don't miss it.
Rating:
Summary: Excellent fun
Review: This DVD is a hoot, even after repeated viewings. Seeing Richard Gere in a musical would be, by itself, worth the price, but then throw in Queen Latifa in a stellar performance, and this DVD pretty much pays for itself.
Rating: 
Summary: All that Jazz is lost at home
Review: The theatres was the place to see this movie. Big screen, tons of color, great sound. I was dragged to this movie twice in the theatres and thought it was decent, but as soon as I saw it at home I was suprised how much I felt was missing from before. All of the ladies love this movie so buy it for them. Guys, save your money for something a little more your style. I'd suggest Die Hard or the Godfather or something like that.
Rating:
Summary: GOOD!
Review: This movie was great! Most musical musics suck, but this had action and music and it kept you "wanting more", if you saw this and thought it sucked.. rent it and give it a second chance.. i know the first time i saw it i thought it was awful but when i saw it again i thought it was fabulous... so go out to blockbuster and just rent it and see how you like it.
| 
