Chicago

Miramax Films | Release Date: December 27, 2002

7.9	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 240 Ratings

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J-ShapAug 27, 2011

Perhaps Chicago is meant to be self-analytical in commentary on shallowness in nearly everything, but that doesn't forgive the fact that it is indeed shallow. While it's flashy and pretty funny when it needs to be, in the end, Chicago isPerhaps Chicago is meant to be self-analytical in commentary on shallowness in nearly everything, but that doesn't forgive the fact that it is indeed shallow. While it's flashy and pretty funny when it needs to be, in the end, Chicago is still a miraculously vapid movie underneath it all, and that, in the end, makes it boring when it's not belting.… Expand

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FranzHcriticMar 13, 2014

The ambition and devotion to 'Chicago' is blindsided by a contempt for all the protagonists (the exception being John C. Reily, whose Mr. Cellophane is truly heartbreaking) and a certain modernization of an era that was not nearly soThe ambition and devotion to 'Chicago' is blindsided by a contempt for all the protagonists (the exception being John C. Reily, whose Mr. Cellophane is truly heartbreaking) and a certain modernization of an era that was not nearly so "razzle-dazzle" as the film portrays it to be. I still can't get by the self-obsession of Renee Zellweger and Catherine Zeta-Jones. That's really why I can't give the movie higher than an 8. A 6 is because it wasn't 20's to me.… Expand

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chwMar 12, 2015

As far as I know, Chicago is the worst movie of the movies that have won Best Picture. It is completely overrated, more overrated than most bad best pictures...and Frozen.

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KenROct 5, 2020

If I’d realised Bob Fosse had had some involvement with this material (I should have picked that from the main song title) I could have saved myself some headache-inducing choreography. This has everything you could expect from a HarveyIf I’d realised Bob Fosse had had some involvement with this material (I should have picked that from the main song title) I could have saved myself some headache-inducing choreography. This has everything you could expect from a Harvey Weinstein movie, bosoms, bums, boobs and brainless glorification of sleazy murderesses. All done in a grotty, sensationalistic burlesque style – complete with a black lesbian prison boss! Some shots looked like the editor threw the footage in the air then randomly cut it together. Now add a bunch of songs with the majority that can’t be hummed, whistled, or remembered and voila! you’ve got an Oscar-worthy mega-hit, what else.

Yes, a few of the stars do some interesting slick star turns but only between, or after, much stomach-churning, frenetic ugliness has turned your head into a pit of aching mulch. If you haven’t felt like throwing up by the halfway point, then you deserve this movie! Or, if you liked Fosse’s sleazy “All that Jazz” you could also get sucked in by this mess. To each, their own but leave me at home.… Expand

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