Chicago (2002) Critic Reviews

More than any other example in recent memory, Chicago shows how much the element of surprise is missing from today's movies.Read the full review

The movie is a total blast, and what a surprise.Read the full review

Chicago, based on Bob Fosse's Broadway smash, kills.Read the full review

Not since the 1972 'Cabaret' has there been a movie musical this stirring, intelligent and exciting.Read the full review

A superior adaptation that bypasses the Ann Reinking version now on Broadway.Read the full review

Isn't just the most explosively entertaining movie musical in a couple of decades. It's going to be the most influential: the one that inspires the rebirth of the Hollywood musical.Read the full review

Freshly transplanted from the stage, is a thrilling ode to the intertwined glories of sex, showmanship, and lying: what the film calls ''the old razzle-dazzle.''Read the full review

Who would have expected Ms. Zellweger --- and Miramax -- to come through in a musical? And it's one of the few Christmas entertainments to run under two hours. Who couldn't love that?Read the full review

The movie is a dazzling song and dance extravaganza, with just enough words to support the music and allow everyone to catch their breath between songs.Read the full review