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Summary: The struggle to create!
Review: Driven creative types are always on the edge and this is a great look into the world of Broadway in New York. The dancing and music are fantastic! You can feel the tension of the castings, dancing, relationships and the clock ticking the time away before one dies. Great movie...
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Summary: THE JAZZY, SNAZZY, MORBID UNDERBELLY OF SHOWBIZ
Review: What a dazzlingly engaging experimentation with the medium of film as we take an evocative peep into the life of a showbiz-obsessed director Fosse -- the hedonistic man behind the actual stage version of "Chicago." Apart from being a truly sexy turn-on of a musical, it hits one out of the park as an exploration of an artist at war with himself. Somewhat indulgent, yes, but it is the brutally honest potrayal of the many imperfections (girls, gin, glitz) of a perfectionist, in all his triumphs and trials, that makes this film a very, very endearing experience. The bleak undertones may scare the faint-hearted but for them there's all the riveting stage action. A wholesome film that belongs in your own collections, not just in your Blockbuster records.
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Summary: An Incandescent Entertainment
Review: This is vintage Bob Fosse at the height of his game. Roy Scheider portrays Joe Gideon, a pill-popping, womanizing workaholic who is literally unable to stop his compulsive bad behavior and the manipulation of the people around him, even at the cost of his life. The movie is reputedly semi-autobiographical, and its eye is not necessarily warm, but it is probing. We see Joe Gideon's complicated relationships with his ex-wife, his daughter, his financial backers, and his colleagues, and it's not a pretty picture. But we also see Joe Gideon's gift, his manic desire to drive his performers to truly achieve, and not settle for mediocrity. And the devices through which the story is told, good old-fashioned singing and dancing production numbers, are just brilliant. This film is getting on in years, it turns 25 in 2004, but the underlying story of razzle dazzle on Broadway, and the toll it exacts, remains as fresh and vibrant as ever.
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Summary: Waste of my money
Review: First of all, let me just say that this is one of my top ten movies ever! Fosse was a true genius and this is a great film. But how many of you know that Richard Dreyfuss was cast in the lead first and then came to Fosse shortly after filming started to say that he didn't feel he was right for the part and dropped out with Fosse's blessing. Fosse admired him so much as an actor and while I'm sure Dreyfuss' acting would have been great, he was wrong for the part physically and bore no resemblence to Fosse. Hard to picture anyone other than Scheider in that part now! Again, a must-see film for everyone!
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