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2002

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This Hollywood adaptation of the classic Broadway musical sparkles with glamour and reverberates with the energy of good, old-fashioned song and dance. As the film leaps into its first riveting act, Velma Kelly (Catherine Zeta-Jones), one half of the famous number she performs with her sister, arrives at the night club late, .. Read more

Starring	Catherine Zeta Jones, Dominic West, Renee Zellweger, Richard Gere
Director	Rob Marshall
Genres	Music/Musical

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- A clever screenplay that treats the songs as moments of fantasy and wish fulfillment, and slick direction make for a diverting, cynical account of short-lived celebrity and the collusions between the media and its stars; it is let down by the singing and
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- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:42
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  BIG SCREEN BETTERS STAGE
  
  Chicago is a near perfect example of crossover when it works. Chicago on stage is thin on story and settings, almost cabaret. But in the hands of Bill Condon, ... read more »
  
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  - Gypsy Hill
  - 07 Nov 2003 at 14:49
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  Visual and auditory feast
  
  Sleezy it was. But the music, choreography and cinematography were great.
  
  I could watch it again despite it being sad and dark.
  
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- - TChud
  - 3 reviews
  - 04 Feb 2012 at 22:21
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  Retro what? Goldwyn-Mayer?
  
  There's no reason why a musical that succeeds in the theatre shouldn't also work as film: 'Fancy Free' went seamlessly into 'On the Town'... read more »
  
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  - 13 Nov 2011 at 16:40
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  - 0
  Great dance but lacking depth
  
  Well done but felt that I'd just wasted my time in watching it. The characters are two dimensional, the situations contrived. Wonderful dance routines but ... read more »
  
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  - 14 Jun 2011 at 09:12
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  Chicago film great extras so-so
  
  Disc 1 - great musical, disc 2 - crap extras. I love this movie, but watching all that camp fussiness on the extras was too much for me. The rehearsal clips ... read more »
  
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- - Shanehull
  - 15 reviews
  - Hull
  - 23 Aug 2010 at 22:21
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  Chicago
  
  Catherine Zeta Jones steals the show! Much better than the stage musical and Richard Gere surprises us as a song and dance man
  
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  - london
  - 21 Feb 2010 at 20:27
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  Chicago
  
  I enjoyed this very much. A strong cast and great story.
  
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- - Jo42
  - 9 reviews
  - Norwich
  - 02 Feb 2010 at 11:07
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  LOVE IT
  
  Great acting and love Queen Latitha
  
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  - Winscombe
  - 01 Jan 2010 at 12:20
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  ( clapclapclapclapclapclap)
  
  this toetapping film waltzez you into a world of sleezy men and women fighting for fames and climbing too the top!
  
  Very interesting and definately ... read more »
  
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  - Guildford
  - 12 Dec 2009 at 20:15
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  chicago
  
  Stage version much better, Richard Gere was not a believable character. Sorry but he is not a convincing singer
  
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- - goofyfan
  - 22 reviews
  - Northampton
  - 03 Nov 2009 at 23:25
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  As bad as it gets (but not bad enough to be good)
  
  If you adore musicals, love Rene Zellwegger, Catherine Zita Jones and find Ricahrd Gere appealing this might be a film you enjoy.
  
  I have no idea why ... read more »
  
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  - Cambridge
  - 23 Sep 2009 at 23:30
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- - 14
  - 3
  BIG SCREEN BETTERS STAGE
  
  Chicago is a near perfect example of crossover when it works. Chicago on stage is thin on story and settings, almost cabaret. But in the hands of Bill Condon, ... read more »
  
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  - Gypsy Hill
  - 07 Nov 2003 at 14:49
- - 10
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  How on earth did this ...
  
  How on earth did this film plunder the Oscars. The whole thing is awful. Catherine Zeta Jones and Richard Gere are embarrasingly awful and Renee Zellweger ... read more »
  
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  - DAVENHAM
  - 25 Oct 2004 at 19:24
- - 7
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  Really worth watching
  
  Rather than just transport a stage musical to screen, this film uses techniques which would not be possible on stage and as such is really worth watching. Only ... read more »
  
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- - Wallace
  - Hertfordshire
  - 29 Feb 2004 at 13:02
- - 5
  - 1
  My kind of Town!!
  
  "And it has, all that jazz...."
  
  Frank certainly got it right when he sang about Chicago.
  
  It's vivid, it's vibrant, it&#... read more »
  
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- - scruffy
  - London
  - 19 Nov 2003 at 19:01
- - 4
  - 1
  Oh so smooth
  
  Very slick and beautifully filmed this movie gets full marks for visual quality. The storyline is however thin.
  
  The stars make sure glamour is in the... read more »
  
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- - PRD
  - Cambridgeshire
  - 01 Apr 2004 at 14:57
- - 4
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  Oscar Worthy?
  
  Chicago, whilst being a happy little movie musical, and featuring outstanding Fosse-type dance numbers, falls flat at times because of its leading ladies. Zeta ... read more »
  
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- - Waitsboy
  - North Tyneside
  - 15 Oct 2003 at 17:12
- - 4
  - 1
  Razzle Dazzle 'Em
  
  Great music, great dance routines and great atmosphere. Catherine Zeta Jones is perfect in her role, and for fans of musicals this is a must-see. We see the set... read more »
  
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  - BRIGHTON
  - 28 Oct 2003 at 15:03
- - 4
  - 2
  Unpleasant and unappealing
  
  Chicago certainly does give 'em the old razzle-dazzle, but I for one was not impressed. Bright lights and fancy footwork do not detract from the fact that ... read more »
  
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- - Sam
  - Midlands, UK
  - 05 Jan 2005 at 21:04
- - 3
  - 0
  We loved it - yes, my ...
  
  We loved it - yes, my boyfriend, too (whos thing is NOT musicals) so all you guys thinking youll have to suffer through this one for the sake of her-indoors, ... read more »
  
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- - Rathna#1
  - LONDON
  - 03 Mar 2004 at 10:55
- - 3
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  disappointing
  
  Zeta Jones is beautiful, Zelwegger is cute and skinny, Gere is a miscast plank. The film is too clever for its own good and the plot is amoral in that two ... read more »
  
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  - Nuneaton, Warwickshire
  - 20 May 2005 at 22:58

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Critics' reviews
- A clever screenplay that treats the songs as moments of fantasy and wish fulfillment, and slick direction make for a diverting, cynical account of short-lived celebrity and the collusions between the media and its stars; it is let down by the singing and
- 32572
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:42
- "...CHICAGO shows how much the element of surprise is missing from today's movies....It's part of the basic Zeta-Jones bio that she can really sing, and, wow, can she..."
- 11618
- - USA Today
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
- "...It's Zeta-Jones who keeps you watching from start to finish....She refuses to let you go....If musicals are dreams, she is their greatest dreamer..."
- 11613
- - Los Angeles Times
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
- "...[The actors] deliver sizzling performances....This tawdry, hard-as-nails carnival of ghouls generates plenty of fireworks..."
- 11614
- - Movieline
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
- "...It's the raw expenditure of energy and the canniness of the staging that should pull audiences in and keep them rooted..."
- 11615
- - New York Times
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
- Kander and Ebb's Roaring '20s retro-chic stage musical, adapted by Bill Condon, centres on antagonistic murderesses... read more on Time Out
- 45859
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:16

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  This Hollywood adaptation of the classic Broadway musical sparkles with glamour and reverberates with the energy of good, old-fashioned song and dance. As the film leaps into its first riveting act, Velma Kelly (Catherine Zeta-Jones), one half of the famous number she performs with her sister, ...

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  This Hollywood adaptation of the classic Broadway musical sparkles with glamour and reverberates with the energy of good, old-fashioned song and dance. As the film leaps into its first riveting act, Velma Kelly (Catherine Zeta-Jones), one half of the famous number she performs with her sister, ...