Chicago [Blu-ray] [2002]

See Larger Image	List Price: £23.99 Our Price: £17.98 Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours Manufacturer: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm Starring: Catherine Zeta Jones, Dominic West, Renee Zellweger, Richard Gere, Queen Latifah Directed By: Rob Marshall Average Customer Rating:


Audience Rating: Suitable for 12 years and over Binding: Blu-ray EAN: 8717418147099 Format: PAL Label: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm Manufacturer: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm Region Code: 2 Release Date: 2007-11-12 Running Time: 109 Studio: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm Theatrical Release Date: 2002
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Editorial Reviews: Adapted from the long-running stage version, this big-screen Chicago is a non-stop singing and dancing extravaganza that may well herald the welcome revival of the film musical. When the part-time lover of wannabe star Roxie (Renee Zellweger) is murdered, she is banged up with Chicago's most famous singing murderess, Velma (Catherine Zeta-Jones). They compete for the attention of the best lawyer in town, Billy Flynn (Richard Gere). Drawn to the special angle of Roxie's case (the sweetest killer to hit Chicago), Flynn offers her a taste of stardom and her daydreams of singing on stage are juxtaposed with the action. Chicago has transferred well to film, seamlessly merging Dennis Potter-esque dream sequences with the action. Though the stage show uses sets sparingly, here the look has been heavily influenced by the only successful musical of recent times, Moulin Rouge, with heavy velvets and drapery offering a rich feel to the murky underworld of 1920s Chicago clubs. The hot question is: can the movie stars cut it as performers? Surprisingly, it is Zellweger who looks most comfortable in the part, regardless of her awkward dancing. Zeta-Jones is just that little bit too butch to be believable as a flapper girl, despite her stage school roots, and lacks a certain panache. But one thing is in her favour: she's believable as the ultimate starlet bitch. Gere does not fare much better, with his tap-dancing sequence littered with cutaways (mercifully his dancing and singing is kept to a minimum). The real show-stealer is Queen Latifah, whose matron of the cells is perfect and her singing spot-on. More than anything else, though, this film will whet your appetite to see the original on the West End stage. --Nikki Disney
Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Blue Ray At Its Best Comment: The audio is the best I've heard on blue ray and the video is equally impressive with the vivid colours and detail of the period costumes shown to great effect.Exhilerating musical numbers, beautifully designed sets and great performances make this unmissable. More Reviews