Rob Marshall
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Rob Marshall
- 2003 Edgar–Video winner
- 2003 Golden Globe-Musical/Comedy winner
- 2003 Oscar-Picture winner
- 2003 BAFTA-Film nominee
- Score: 36.53
Bob Fosse’s sexy cynicism still shines in Chicago, a faithful movie adaptation of the choreographer-director’s 1975 Broadway musical. Of course the story, all about merry murderesses and tabloid fame, is set in the Roaring ‘20s, but Chicago reeks of ‘70s disenchantment—this isn’t just Fosse’s material, it’s his attitude, too. That’s probably why the movie’s breathless observations on fleeting fame and fickle public taste already seem dated. However, Renée Zellweger and Catherine Zeta-Jones are beautifully matched as Jazz Age vixens, and Richard Gere…
Rob Marshall
Chicago director Rob Marshall’s pretty but empty (or pretty empty) film has all the elements of an Oscar® contender: solid adaptation (from Arthur Golden’s bestseller), beautiful locale, good acting, lush cinematography. But there’s something missing at the heart, which leaves the viewer sucked in, then left completely detached from what’s going on.It’s hard to find fault with the fascinating story, which traces a young girl’s determination to free herself from the imprisonment of scullery maid to geisha, then from the imprisonment of geisha to a…
