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Originally Posted by Alex Stroup
Question #1: Chicago was a good movie?
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There isn't a choice for my answer. My answer is 'sort of'.
As far as storytelling goes, 'Chicago' is a tightly told story. The direction in the film is good as is the editing. The art direction, sound, cinematography etc are all good.
I'm still not sure about the casting for the film. Who they cast was okay, but could they have found better? Probably. But would people have come to see it if Bebe Neuwirth was cast? Probably not.
The soundtrack is good and very addicting. I love some of the songs.
As far as it being faithful to the stage version, not so much. There were several songs cut out of the film and great dance scenes cut that the leads of the film couldn't possibly do.
I'm not sure either if it was Best Picture quality, but the fact that it was trying hard to revive a dying film genre was admirable and probably the real reason it got selected. 'The Pianist' was exceptionally good as was 'The Hours' but I'm thinking the Academy wanted something more upbeat? I dunno.
My suggestion for you, Alex, would be not to see it and wait for Netflix. If you hated 'Chicago', you'll hate 'Rent'.
