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Catherine Zeta-Jones, Renée Zellweger, Richard Gere, John C. Reilly, Queen Latifah, Jayne Eastwood, Christine Baranski, Taye Diggs, Colm Feore, Lucy Liu (mehr)Inhalte(1)
Verrat. Gewalt. Sex. Intrigen. Leidenschaft. Mord. And all that Jazz. Das ist Chicago in den zwanziger Jahren. Die glamouröse Tänzerin Velma Kelley ist Chicagos absoluter Mittelpunkt der Nachtclubszene - die Männer sind verrückt nach ihr und das unschuldige Starlet Roxie Hart träumt genau von diesem Erfolg. Da kommt es zu einem unerwarteten Skandal Velma gerät wegen Doppelmordes in die Schlagzeilen und vor Gericht. Das Schicksal will es, dass kurz darauf Roxie ebenfalls zur Mörderin wird. Als Star und Starlet sich im Gefängnis treffen, wittert Roxie ihre Chance. Mit Hilfe der cleveren Gefängniswärterin "Mama" Morton engagiert sie Velmas Rechtsanwalt, den gerissenen Strafverteidiger Billy Flynn und setzt auf die Macht der Presse. In einer Stadt, in der Mord eine Art von Unterhaltung ist, wird Roxie zu einem echten Star, aber in Chicago ist nur Platz für eine Legende... (Verleiher-Text)
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Eine elegante Musical-Unterhaltung, die Stil, Pep und unglaublich viel Energie hat. Es ist aber trotzdem nur eine oberflächliche und kalte Unterhaltung, die das Publikum bei weitem nicht so sehr wie das emotionale Meisterwerk Moulin Rouge mit einer intensiven Geschichte begeistert.
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Nonsensical acting and screenwriting Oscar nominations shake hands with technical brilliance in 100 minutes of entertainment that flies by. The music is perfect, led by the catchy hit "All That Jazz" (I love jazz), and the choreography of the dance numbers is remarkable, the most striking of which were the journalist "puppets" on strings with a great performance by the pleasantly surprising Gere and Zellweger. The latter, like Zeta-Jones, sings very well, dances brilliantly, but unfortunately also shows off her limited acting range with position #1: "dumb Bridget". As a result, I felt like I was sitting in some fancy Chicago club, watching one jazz-dance act after another in a show about two murderesses and one greedy defense attorney, ignoring the fact that all that bombastic glitz is hiding a flimsy script and an unexciting plot. The main thing was that the eyes and ears were happy. And they were pouring great champagne too...
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I expected almost nothing from Chicago and maybe that’s why I had so much fun. My heart still belongs to the other great musical from the early 21st century (the time they were made, BTW, is the only thing Chicago and Moulin Rouge have in common), but it still deserves a thumbs up; it’s certainly not the undeserved Oscar winner many people say.
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The perfect kind of musical? Never getting bored, even for a minute! And that's where Rob Marshall comes in. Under his leadership, the heavy story transforms into an elegant and sophisticated spectacle with an excellent leading trio of actors (especially Catherine Zeta-Jones, captivating in her sexy demonic posing and seductive voice), though at certain moments they should cut the singing, since a song revolving around a noose, for example, is clearly unnecessary. To a certain extent, however, I understand the flood of Oscars; even years later, this is an incredible feast for the eyes.
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Chicago one of those films that you might not necessarily dislike, let alone throw away, but doesn’t offer practically anything new or innovative, and you will probably to avoid a feeling of boredom during the screening. The captivatingly shot dance scenes in the cabarets do not make up for the rather dismal screenplay and main plot. The performances are excellent, and above all, the actors are the engine of the whole film, without whom it would suffer from the boredom syndrome even a little more than it should be healthy.
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Actually, it was only the Oscar triumph that lured me to this otherwise somewhat underrated musical, but I certainly don't regret it. And this is thanks to the pleasantly funny story, mostly from a prison setting, which does not spare black humour while irradiating good mood. And then mainly because of the actors and the choreographies performed by everyone involved. Catherine Zeta-Jones, Richard Gere and John C. Reilly give quite possibly the performances of their lives, and the confused cackle of Renée Zellweger, who apparently still hasn't driven Bridget out of her head, fits in perfectly. And if we also take into account Danny Elfman's music, the costumes and the sets, the Oscar it’s not so embarrassing...
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Ein ausgezeichneter Film, der voll von hervorragenden Tanz- und Gesangsnummern in wunderschönen Kostümen ist. Man darf auch nicht die Schauspielleistungen vergessen. Catherine Zeta-Jones hat den Oscar verdient. Ich war neugierig und musste nachschauen, ob Richard Gere wirklich gesteppt hat…
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It was not an experience I would never forget, probably also because I simply know these songs here. However, they are not the absolute best. The best thing about it is undoubtedly the format, where cabaret scenes intertwine with the classical storylines. It is a celebration of cabaret and its beautiful cynicism, as well as the cynicism of people in general. Anyone can be a star, anyone can become a star. All it takes is good marketing. A musical that has an idea. Excellent. It's just a pity that I didn't see the film in a better mood. It must have looked great on stage.
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Ich liebe alte Filme, und dieser Plot ist absolut genial und faszinierend! Ich habe mich wirklich gut amüsiert, und die Besetzung hätte nicht besser sein können, alle Rollen waren wie maßgeschneidert. Außerdem waren die tollen musikalischen Darbietungen mitreißend und die Szenen, in denen sich alles abspielte, sehr fesselnd. CHICAGO muss Sie einfach unterhalten, ich habe noch nie ein besseres Musical auf der Leinwand gesehen.
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