Critical review on Rob Marshall's musical, Chicago starring Catherine Zeta Jones and Richard Gere

"Chicago" Title: Chicago Venue: Alice Springs Cinema Date: Tuesday 25th February Directed by: Rob Marshall. Written by: Bill Condon; from the musical by John Kander, Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse Based on: The play by Maurine Dallas Watkins The main reason why "Chicago" is such an appealing film is the way that everything is aesthetically pleasing and the way that it's very easy to just sit back and watch everything happen before you, from the …

…film and done a admirable job at recreating the theatre version of "Chicago" to the big screen, also, Marshall must be credited for his courage, for bringing out a musical straight after the smash-hit, "Moulin Rouge" could have resulted in disastrous consequences. I feel that this film will do a lot for the musical genre, acting as an advertisement because from watching that film it makes me want to out and see it on Broadway.