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10/18/08
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: Dramas
US Box Office: $170,617,614
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
1 - 20 (sorted by date; Australian critics are listed first)
Top CriticIt's Zeta-Jones who emerges as the singing-dancing revelation.
03/07/03
Top CriticAfter being stuck in years of development, Chicago finally arrives on the big screen and the result is spectacular.
01/05/03
Top CriticGood, easygoing, sometimes inspired entertainment.
08/13/08
Here, finally, is a movie musical made by people who know what they're doing.
08/13/07
Each musical number builds to such a frantic climax that the audience is nearly moved to applaud the actors on screen.
07/14/07
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.
02/06/07
Top Critichis 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.
02/06/07
Marshall betrays the dancing by never letting us see it properly.
06/24/06
Choreographer Rob Marshall makes his feature debut, toning town the Fosse-ness and keeping things snappy.
05/26/06
a wildly cynical and sardonic piece, yet hysterical in its own right - about as unlike Seven Brides for Seven Brothers as you can get
02/05/06
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.
12/29/05
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.
12/06/05
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.
03/03/05
Chicago does not explore an issue. It just shows us the problem. It's a pretty song about dry rot. It's a can-can about cancer.
01/15/05
The audience in my theater cheered and hollered after each show stopper.
12/09/04
This could jump start movie musicals.
11/01/04
Chicago looks better than it sounds
10/11/04
This is a funny, entertaining, scintillating 113 minutes that everyone should enjoy.
10/07/04
Spectacular, extravagant, and 'all that jazz!'
08/13/04
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