Chicago

  • 2002


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Positive Reviews 95
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Average Rating 4.1/5
musical entertaining metaphor.conversely noteworthy outstanding

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5.0
As sentimental as a plywood casket, Chicago has satirical bite and a mean wit that somehow never obscures its characters unlikely likability. Av Club
4.5
More a narrative revue than a play, Chicago doesnt immediately lend itself to a cinematic interpretation, and the conceptual difficulties kept it from .. Av Club
4.0
In a film so acidic, so pessimistic, Reilly manages to wrench a moment of genuine sincerity in his doleful number, Mr. Cellophane..Just a moment, mind .. Austin Chronicle
4.4
Its not all breakneck production numbers, but its never far from one. Rogerebert
4.5
In both concept and execution, Chicago is the real thing, and may someday be remembered with the very best of its genre. IGN
4.0
Its taken a three step tango for us to welcome back the movie musical as a form. Telegraph
4.5
This shows how warped the way handmaids process relationships really is. The Young Folks
5.0
For sheer, audacious musical entertainment it tops last years Moulin Rouge, and ranks among the greatest adapted Broadway shows ever. Ny Daily News
3.0
Lots of songs and dances ensue.Critique: Its rousing musical numbers, fun energy, decent story and playful acting definitely make this an entertaining .. JoBlo
1.5
Your word carries so much weight.Sure, it was well photographed and as a musical on film it succeeded at least to a point. Screen Rant
3.1
Marshall is listed as the choreographer, and though the editing is too busy to really get a sense of the flow of movement, it feels like a softer vari .. The Globe And Mail
2.5
It also lacked the sparks to ignite the stage with a sense of cinematic magic, as its shallow characters gave the story no significance. Sover
3.8
Chicago (2002) 3 Stars (out of 4) Tweet All That Jazz By Jeffrey M. Anderson This razzle dazzle of a musical treads on Moulin Rouge territory but is m .. Combust Ible Celluloid
5.0
But wait.Renee Zellweger vocalizing, too, and more than acceptably Usa Today
3.0
Chicago 12A, 107 mins WATCHING Rob Marshalls movie of the musical Chicago is a bit like watching a very glamorous, very spangly Tom and Jerry cartoon. The Times
4.0
What makes this more than a film of a great stage show is the way that the action spills seamlessly from the stage sets into real life. Magic. The Times
5.0
You know you have just witnessed a good musical when you leave the theatre or cinema with one, or more, of its songs still ringing in your head. The Times
3.8
It is all just a light bit of show business fluff, but it is great to look at and to listen to.Most of the musical numbers are overtly sexual, with Ve .. Lariat
4.2
It is easily his most charming performance in recent memory, maybe ever. Eric Ds Nider
4.0
We cant take great movie musicalsor even good onesfor granted anymore. News Review
4.0
Review Our Score by Brian Pendreigh It took more than a quarter of a century to bring the 1975 musical Chicago to the screen, but it was worth the wai .. Radio Times
3.5
Even so, such material provides for some laughs and the story provides a decent enough platform from which the engaging and clearly entertaining numbe .. Screen It
3.0
Sometimes there is nothing more exciting, or more moving, than the sight of two people moving across a dancefloor, but the magic evaporates once techn .. Independent
4.4
Director Rob Marshall, a Broadway pro with solid TV credits (Cinderella, Annie), makes a smashing debut in features.And Bill Condon (Gods and Monsters .. Rolling Stone
4.5
And the result is one of the most entertaining movie musical in years. Shadows On The Wall
4.0
The concept album that is Arethas Gold follows the chronology of Aretha Franklins hits, all released in 1967 and 1968, apex years of the decade not ju .. Pop Matters
5.0
It razzles, it dazzles and it sends you out of the cinema with a spring in your step. View London
3.5
Chicago could revitalize the old fashioned movie musical, a once popular genre thats been all but moribund for years. Cs Monitor
5.0
The cross cutting is sometimes relentless, but it sure gives the movie a dynamic drive. Film Journal
4.0
Its a convincingly seedy world were given high on cynicism, yet brimming over with positive vitality. Smh
4.0
In the end, the movie made me not really care what happened to any of the characters; it didnt engage me on any emotional level.However, if you take t .. Mountain X
3.5
Its a dazzling song and dance extravaganza that audiences can watch over and over again. Emanuellevy
5.0
I wanted to see those great musical numbers from start to finish! Reel Talk Reviews
5.0
As close a merge as youre likely to see of the force of living musical with the unique possibility of celluloid Reel Talk Reviews
4.4
Sicario: Day of the Soldado Throughout Sicario: Day of the Soldado, characters talk about things needing to be clean, which pretty much means that a l .. Q Network
4.2
type Movie Current Status In Season mpaa PG 13 runtime 108 minutes Limited Release Date 12/27/02 performer Richard Gere, Renee Zellweger, Catherine Ze .. Ew
5.0
Rob Marshalls film of Chicago isnt just the most explosively entertaining movie musical in a couple of decades. Its going to be the most influential. Slate
4.0
Perhaps it is show instead of substance, or even show to make us forget that there is no substance. Common Sense Media
5.0
The movie is a total blast, and what a surprise.In recent years, the most popular musicals have been kitschy Disney animations or grand but apologetic .. Sf Gate
2.0
The singing hits the spot, but its the one saving grace for a cast otherwise burdened with an inert script. Bbc
4.0
In Hollywood, most of the cynicism is found behind the scenes in the conference rooms where a films every truckling nuance is debated. Time
3.1
The unusual lack of exterior shots suggests a fear on Marshalls part to fully embrace the potential of the cinematic medium. Slant Magazine
5.0
Its entertainment in the old style but retrofitted with witty, toe tapping cynicism. Washington Post
1.5
A butcher sells pork products last month at a fresh produce market in Zhujiajiao on the outskirts of Shanghai, China. Washington Post
3.8
Marshall stages the narrative scenes in a fairly pedestrian manner and pulls out all the glitzy stops for the musical ones, reflecting the new for the .. Mr Brown Movies
3.8
Nearly everyone, it seems, is shallow, doing whatever it takes to better their own careers. The Movie Boy
4.0
Fully aware that most critics loved seeing the old Hollywood musical reinvented, I found it hard to believe that this film could be as great as the fi .. Bullz-Eye
3.2
The movie version is fun while it lasts, but it covers no new ground and the only real dazzler is Zeta Jones. Reeling Reviews
4.5
But its the cheekiness with which it dishes out the dish that keeps it fresh.If were on the verge of a comeback of movie musicals, lets hope theyre al .. Flickfilosopher
4.0
Yes, after years of lazy, eye twinkling charisma or solemn, stony faced emoting, Gere finally gets the chance to be animated.To have fun. Total Film
4.4
The nine or ten song and dance numbers allow us to enjoy Chicago on a less cerebral, more visceral level than might be the case if this was not a musi .. ReelViews
4.0
If theres one fault to be found in the direction, its an all too common one in this MTV era: too much cutting and too many camera angles. Hollywood Reporter
4.2
Chichi Chicago: The musical makes a movie comeback Photo: DAVID JAMES Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 Renee Zellweger is letter perfect as t .. Seattle Pi
5.0
Its a custom tailored, all of a piece, great bit of entertainment. Standard
5.0
No matter what the credits say, this is Zellwegers movie.This is a funny, entertaining, scintillating 113 minutes that everyone should enjoy. Tony Medley
5.0
Therefore, the bigger your screen and the better your sound system, the more enjoyable this musical will be.But no matter what your home entertainment .. Spliced Wire
1.9
Dull and dreary, these tunes are anything but noteworthy, and the dancing that accompanies them is worse.Theres no fun or joy involved in the myriad o .. Reel Film
5.0
For one thing, its fun to see movie stars who almost never get to sing and dance sing and dance.Everyone in the cast is very good. Movie Habit
5.0
Part of what makes Chicago different from older style musicals is its darkness.Its a wildly cynical and sardonic piece, yet hysterical in its own righ .. 7M Pictures
4.0
Big, bright, brassy and almost dangerous to know, Chicago does to sceptics what Al Capone did to stool pigeons. The Star
3.8
One false note is not enough to sour the beautiful tune that is the movie version of Chicago. Deseret News
4.5
Slickly produced and infectiously energetic, this toe tapping musical high kicks butt. E Online
5.0
Marshall squeezes every ounce of spectacle and cinema out of the musical, and has the good taste or good fortune to have the perfect cast. Urban Cine File
4.0
But Broadway choreographer director Rob Marshalls feature film debut is spectacular and sleekly entertaining, given considerable luster by an all star .. Movies Tv Guide
4.5
IN VAUDEVILLE, TIMING WAS EVERYTHING.THE drumbeat, the thwack, the punch line; the tickle and slap of a sight gag; the wink, the nudge, the shimmy, an .. La Weekly
3.8
This is magnificent stuff, wildly and integrally joining story progession with the staged numbers that symbiotically transcends it into inspired enter .. Varia Gate
4.4
And theres now an overarching theme societys appetite for spectacle that seems better fitted to our era. New York Post
3.0
Chicago closes with an ending which doesnt live up to some of the thrills preceding it, but its a film which manages to gloss (and rouge and pout) ove .. Raidió Teilifís Éireann
3.8
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3.8
The most peculiar and interesting thing about this film is its ability to play a tongue in cheek flavor from beginning to finish.Oddly, playfully cyni .. Ross Anthony
5.0
Freed from the flab that sags so many stage to screen adaptations of musicals, Chicago is the rare film that earned applause from its movie audience l .. The Filmy Ap
3.8
The conceit of this filmed musical is that the songs seem to occur in the heroines imagination. Big Picture Big Sound
3.5
Either way, the pieced together musical routines sometimes lack fluidity and chemistry. The Dissolve
4.5
If you love the play, or if youve never seen it, this is an outstanding and entertaining adaptation that I would highly recommend seeing in theaters. ComingSoon
2.5
Rob Marshalls film is loud and brash, but not particularly inspired.Theres incisive satire of the justice system, the media and showbiz somewhere in t .. Montreal Film Journal
5.0
You have to honor its mad ambition.But sadly, it feels like a dream too long deferred. News Week
4.5
You will be able to save yourself from getting disappointed of watching nothing but a lame movie. Window To The Movies
4.8
But for Marshall, Fosses carnal undulations are just a touchstone for wildly inventive set pieces rippling with imagination and not a single special e .. Chron
5.0
The difference between Roxie Hart and the screen musical is not merely that one is very funny and the other isnt. Film Guardian
3.0
In fact the whole style of this movie, its staging, its photography and choreography, looks very much as if nothing much has changed in the intervenin .. Film Guardian
4.5
Its a film that holds up to repeat viewings, not only because of its numerous and joyful musical sequences, but also because of the wit, the tone, the .. Dvd Talk
4.5
I have never seen a stage production of Chicago, but I daresay I could not have enjoyed it more live than I did in this version.When actors who usuall .. Film Quips Online
4.0
For musical lovers, this likely wont matter.There isnt much Fosse in evidence in this Chicago, which means theres little raunch and next to no heat, a .. La Times
2.5
As any drama student knows, one of the strengths of the theater is its propensity to eschew reality and head straight for the underlying metaphor.Conv .. Decent Films
1.5
Hold your breath and pass it by; something better is bound to come along. Flip Side Archive
4.0
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5.0
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4.0
While neither Zellweger nor Gere have superior singing voices or terpsichorean skills, they try their best and give likable, effective performances. People
4.5
But only the Streep section truly inspires the kind of awe and terror that the film as a whole strives for. Ny Mag
3.8
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2.5
What revs up the energy in a thriller or a modern love story doesnt function as well during a musical number. Metro Active
2.0
Chicago is nice to look at, but in the end it merely represents the end of great theater and the beginning of the cheap sentiment of the Modern Musica .. Films Nobs
3.1
Much of the energy that the film manages feels prefabricated and overly calculated. Movie Martyr
5.0
It prances. It struts. It kicks up its heels. It bumps and grinds and gyrates and works up a sweat and has a cigarette afterwards. Articles Orlando Sentinel
4.5
This may have saved the film from commercial death, but it also prevents it from ever really bursting into life.Marshall is perhaps over anxious to de .. Archive Spectator
4.5
The flick is fast paced from start to finish and chockfull of so many jazzy musical numbers that you might want to sit in the front row so you can kic .. Juicy Cerebellum
2.5
Lots of flashy images and smoke filled nightclubs pop onto screen to serve as the foundation for the musical elements, but they dont ever really go an .. Cinema Phile
5.0
Marshall and Condon fully achieve what Herbert Ross and Dennis Potter managed only intermittently in the audacious Pennies from Heaven. Articles Baltimore Sun
4.4
The picture opens big with All that Jazz and goes out bigger with All That I Want and Razzle Dazzle. This is an all around crowd pleaser. Fantastic A Daily
2.5
For a picture thats billed as fresh and bracing, this is a pretty formulaic scheme, which Carnahan attempts to jolt into life through jittery directio .. The Nation
4.4
Gere is slightly miscast, but overcomes his apparent discomfort with engaging humor. Paloalto Online
2.5
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5.0
Overall, Chicago earns that highest of praises I cant wait to see it again. Seattle Times
4.0
But it was the production numbers that consistently held my attention as the dancers filled the screen with poise, verve and bang on attitude. James Wegg Review
5.0
The film is a remarkable ensemble piece that clearly stands apart from the Broadway show. The Reel Deal
4.5
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2.5
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2.0
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5.0
Not only will you forget that youre watching a movie, but youll want to stand up and cheer after every number, and when its over, youll wonder where a .. Movie Mantz
5.0
But trust me: Theyre so terrific, theyll likely be offering repeat performances in other musicals. Moving Pictures How
1.0
Should that ode to tedium and Antwone Fisher be praised for their own self aggrandizement.It arouses shallow pity without consequence. Amc



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