Miramax
2002 - Rated PG-13 - 1 hr 53 min
Director: Rob Marshall
Starring: Catherine Zeta-Jones, Renee Zellweger, Richard Gere, Queen Latifah, John C. Reilly, Taye Diggs
Movies of musicals... what a refreshing revisit to the early cinematic triumphs of the 30s, 40s, and 50s :) And Chicago, with all that jazz (pun intended), harkens back to those happier, more care-free, get-away-with-murder days. But there's something dark about this movie version, dark but very appropriate. They don't just burst into song, they live the song through repressed fantasies in their heads. It seems more real this way, less Broadway-y and less Hollywood-y.
My only regret is that Taye Diggs doesn't sing at all. Hugely missed opportunity, if you ask me.
Beats the pants off the actual stage musical, which doesn't have any of the "songs are in your head" subtext. The stage play is actually just played straight and while kinda fun it's not as engaging (and for the record I saw the play first and was "meh" on it from the get go.)
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