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Chicago

by John Cole|  October 4, 20035:57 pm| 3 Comments

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I just saw Chicago, and, well- it was great. Well worth the two hours, and I was shocked by the performances of Renee Zellweger and John Reilly. And, of course, it has Queen Latifah, who I think is the female Snoop Dogg- anything she does is cool.

Also- the Press Conference/marionette (‘We Both Reached For the Gun’) scene is about the best ten minutes of movie ever made. I just loved that.

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    S-Train

    October 4, 2003 at 11:39 pm

    Everyone in Chicago turned in stellar performances. A musical is very difficult to do. even for proven singers. Much love to the cast of Chicago.

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    cameron

    October 5, 2003 at 11:49 am

    I can’t bring myself to see Chicago. It is a personal bias I have that all musicals are along the lines of Cop Rock. I just don’t get into them.

    But, I do know one thing and take your word for, John C. Reilly is one hell of an actor and is always under appreciated, so I am sure his performance is stellar.

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    Emperor Misha I

    October 6, 2003 at 11:58 am

    I felt the same way, cameron, until the Missus finally bullied me into renting the damn thing.

    I was floored.

    Two days later, I was the happy owner of the movie AND the soundtrack.

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