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Jacky1989

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I really love this movie for several reasons: The characters are just awesome (Gere, Zellweger and Jones are great and very good dancers) and I like the whole twenties feeling. I also like this movie because it's just different from the things you...
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I really love this movie for several reasons: The characters are just awesome (Gere, Zellweger and Jones are great and very good dancers) and I like the whole twenties feeling. I also like this movie because it's just different from the things you usually see, the black and white filming and the colour bits are awesome.
The story is original, sometimes funny and a lot of times suzrprising. But the main reason I love this movie is the music. The songs are fantastic and as I love Jazz and musicals, this is the perfect mix.
Definetely a must-see for musical fans but also a great movie for the average viewer.

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Posted oct 6, 2007 8:17 pm pt

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Chicago is an awesome movie, for musical lovers and all other movie fans as well.

Even if you aren't a huge fan of the musical genre you will still like this movie. The acting and singing is amazing throughout and the story is great...
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Chicago is an awesome movie, for musical lovers and all other movie fans as well.

Even if you aren't a huge fan of the musical genre you will still like this movie. The acting and singing is amazing throughout and the story is great as well. I definitely recommend this movie to all movie fans.

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Posted jul 30, 2007 1:49 am pt

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Never old.

An amazing story, set in the Jazz age. Rene and Cathrine Zita Jones worked (surprisingly) amazing together. And of course always a legends like Richard Gere and Queen Latiffa to shine this movie. The scenes down the street...
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Never old.

An amazing story, set in the Jazz age. Rene and Cathrine Zita Jones worked (surprisingly) amazing together. And of course always a legends like Richard Gere and Queen Latiffa to shine this movie. The scenes down the street lights with knowledge that great performers are out there (or in prison?).

Long live Chicago.

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Posted jul 26, 2007 4:57 am pt

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This is one incredibly funny and catchy musical. Songs are sooo cool that I had them stuck in my had three days after I first saw it. Renee and Catherine are amazing actresses, and all of the dancing acts are done really well...

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Posted jul 12, 2007 9:55 pm pt

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I am a huge fan of musicals, and this one is, without a doubt, is one of my favorites. The songs are really good and catchy. The plot was awesome and extremely interesting. Fans of musicals should totally see this movie.

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Posted jun 29, 2007 7:48 am pt

amauriel

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I wish I was even mildly interested in musicals because I heard that this was a fun movie. But, because I'm not a fan, I wasn't able to get into it and, thus, didn't like it. I absolutely cannot stand the songs.

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Posted feb 26, 2007 2:25 pm pt

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Good movie, I am not a big fan of musicals but this movie was very good and it was something different of what I am used to watch. I barely watch musicals, so it was kind of cool to watch this movie, Catherine Zeta Jones and Renee Zellweger were...
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Good movie, I am not a big fan of musicals but this movie was very good and it was something different of what I am used to watch. I barely watch musicals, so it was kind of cool to watch this movie, Catherine Zeta Jones and Renee Zellweger were very good in this movie. Very, very good, honestly.

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Posted feb 23, 2007 7:36 am pt

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Not because it is a musical is because most musicals are bad movies but the reason i like this movie is because of the story

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Posted feb 17, 2007 1:16 pm pt

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I loved this movie, and coming off the abysmal Moulin Rouge!, I really wasn't looking forward going into this movie. Moulin Rouge was the first musical I saw, and I hated the with a white hot passion. So, going into this I cleared my mind of that...
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I loved this movie, and coming off the abysmal Moulin Rouge!, I really wasn't looking forward going into this movie. Moulin Rouge was the first musical I saw, and I hated the with a white hot passion. So, going into this I cleared my mind of that movie, and I loved it. It's on my personal top 10 lists of my favorite movies. The music is excellent, the acting is very good, and Rob Marshall does a great job with directing. To me, Richard Gere and John C. Reilly were the standouts in the movie. Catherine Zeta Jones really didn't do much for me, past the opening scene. Renée Zellweger I thought was very good. 10/10...It's one of my all-time favorites.

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Posted feb 8, 2007 9:59 pm pt

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A winner of many Oscars and a collection of many amazing actors is "Chicago," a musical movie that is definitely my favorite musical. I usually don't like musicals, but this one was just special. With a good and interesting plot,...
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A winner of many Oscars and a collection of many amazing actors is "Chicago," a musical movie that is definitely my favorite musical. I usually don't like musicals, but this one was just special. With a good and interesting plot, outstanding performances by good actors, it's no wonder that it got that many awards.

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Posted jan 27, 2007 7:05 pm pt

• [+] Dallas Observer
  
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  The singing and dancing in this Chicago are uniformly splendid, right down to Gere's tap dancing. The high wit and dark eroticism Marshall brings to the famous "Cell Block Tango" number are matchless.

  by Bill Gallo | Read Full Review »
• [+] Portland Oregonian
  
  100
  With its eye-popping color, bold personality and snazzy tunes, Chicago is a breathtaking experience.

  by Kim Morgan | Read Full Review »
• [+] Baltimore Sun
  
  100
  Chicago is the zingiest, most inventive movie of its kind since "Cabaret."

  by Michael Sragow | Read Full Review »
• [+] Slate
  
  100
  Isn't just the most explosively entertaining movie musical in a couple of decades. It's going to be the most influential: the one that inspires the rebirth of the Hollywood musical.

  by David Edelstein | Read Full Review »
• [+] Washington Post
  
  100
  A superior adaptation that bypasses the Ann Reinking version now on Broadway.

  by Stephen Hunter | Read Full Review »
• [+] Rolling Stone
  
  100
  Chicago, based on Bob Fosse's Broadway smash, kills.

  by Peter Travers | Read Full Review »
• [+] Salon.com
  
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  Sophisticated, brash, sardonic, completely joyful in its execution. It gives anyone who ever loved movie musicals, and lamented their demise, something to live for.

  by Stephanie Zacharek | Read Full Review »
• [+] Washington Post
  
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  Not since the 1972 'Cabaret' has there been a movie musical this stirring, intelligent and exciting.

  by Desson Thomson | Read Full Review »
• [+] San Francisco Chronicle
  
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  The movie is a total blast, and what a surprise.

  by Mick LaSalle | Read Full Review »
• [+] USA Today
  
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  More than any other example in recent memory, Chicago shows how much the element of surprise is missing from today's movies.

  by Mike Clark | Read Full Review »
• [+] Charlotte Observer
  
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  The usually quiet Zellweger is the revelation: Like her character, the actress seems happily amazed to find herself crossing a polished dance floor, sheathed in silk and diamonds, having the naughty, self-glorifying time of her life.

  by Lawrence Toppman | Read Full Review »
• [+] New York Daily News
  
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  At times, Chicago has the feel of a revue, with the major characters taking turns at their own show-stopping numbers. If it's too much of a good thing, I say, bring it on.

  by Jack Mathews | Read Full Review »
• [+] Seattle Post-Intelligencer
  
  91
  A funny, rousing crowd-pleaser.

  by William Arnold | Read Full Review »
• [+] Entertainment Weekly
  
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  Freshly transplanted from the stage, is a thrilling ode to the intertwined glories of sex, showmanship, and lying: what the film calls ''the old razzle-dazzle.''

  by Owen Gleiberman | Read Full Review »
• [+] Newsweek
  
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  Exuberantly theatrical yet every inch a movie, and some numbers ("The Cell Block Tango") are so entertaining you might want to applaud.

  by David Ansen | Read Full Review »