Review of Chicago (1927) by Raffy John M — 28 Jan 2013

Its reputation (of winning multiple Oscars that admittedly should have gone to the more superior ''The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers'' & ''The Pianist'') is so tainted, you'll probably get mauled by a bunch of 'cineastes' for loving it.

Well, I don't care much about looking uncool because I had a terrific time watching it (which surprised the fuck out of me because I'm, generally speaking, not a big fan of musicals -- except for ''Singin' in the Rain'' & *gasps, this is another with a bad rep* ''The Sound of Music'').

The film's highlight is the music, which is filled with a whole bunch of enjoyable (if unmemorable) songs. The directing was fair enough, a bit stagy for my liking, but nothing really bad. The story also was just only fair; relatively funny, heavily sardonic and somewhat overlong.

Decent performances by the ensemble (especially the women, who really impressed me with their pipes and provocative dance numbers -- though they probably were edited with lip-syncing and body doubles, who knows) packaged things off nicely.

Overall, this film is just a lot of vibrant fun with which you can kick back, relax and enjoy the show. Recommended.