Latest reviews about Chicago

gilliandana says "And all that Jazz! Chicago sings life in the 1920's!" about Chicago

gilliandana — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 04:25:45 GMT

I saw Chicago at the movies at the age of 13 and fell instantly in love with it. I dont know who's performance captivates the screen more? Renee's? Catherine? or Richard? These actors show that they can act, sing and dance in the musical full of beauty. From its brilliant script, to its captivating make up and costumes, These actors make you want to go to New York and watch the Musical on Broadway to simply compare. The story of Roxie Hart is told in Chicago in a way that has never been told before. Chicago makes you want to sing and dance and makes you want to just take Roxie and Velma off the hook for their crimes. After all, they say they didn't do it. lol

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Gaw says "Fantastic, from start to finish,Chicago must see ! " about Chicago

Gaw — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:56:35 GMT

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alloraartanddesign says "Chicago - a musicial for those who don't care for musicals" about Chicago

alloraartanddesign — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:28:12 GMT

While Velma wows the crowd, wannabe-starlet Roxie Hart watches her with envy. Unfortunately for Velma she's just been arrested for murder, of her sister and husband.

Chicago's musical numbers unfold partly as products of Roxie's imagination, partly as chorus. The songs are used to move the story along and feel like the storyline instead of a pause in the action. Musical numbers are effectively integrated as character's inner-monologues.

The look of the film is fantastic, capturing the roaring '20's and vaudeville with amazing style. The choreography is fantastic

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jhind519 says "Awesome, Fun, Exciting!!" about Chicago

jhind519 — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:33:22 GMT

I loved this Musical!! It was soooooo awesome. The actors were great and I enjoyed every second. My husband is not a fan of musicals but he even enjoyed this movie....

bkovacs says "Bright, loud and loads of fun" about Chicago

bkovacs — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:46:03 GMT

Surfing the HD channel offerings last night, I found the movie Chicago. A musical released to great fanfare (and the winner of the Best Movie Academy Award) in 2002, Chicago is based on a Bob Fosse stage musical, which is in turn based on a short story from the 1920s.

Roxie Hart (Renee Zellweger) is a good girl who momentarily turns bad and kills her husband and her sister. Hauled off to jail, she is immediately threatened by the jail's manipulative matron Mama (Queen Latifah) and a brassy fellow inmate Velma Kelly (Catherine Zeta-Jones). Roxie learns that her only chance to avoid hanging for her crime is to engage Billy Flynn (Richard Gere), a win-at-any-cost attorney who is not against manufacturing facts to fit his case.

With Billy Flynn at her side, Roxie wows the press with her claims of innocence and uses this celebrity to plan for a show business career when she is eventually freed from jail. Of course, Roxie has to get through Velma and Mama first, and there also could be competition...

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