Having seen the show at the Adelphi Theatre in London and loving it (Denise Van Outen was Roxie), I was really looking forward to seeing the big screen version and I wasn't disappointed.
Set in 1920's Chicago where the jazz is hot and the gin is cold (to steal a line from 'All That Jazz'), this is the story of Roxie Harte, who killed her lover in a fit of rage and her bid to escape the dealth penalty, set free from prison and see her name up in lights as a big star.
The film is as fast paced as the stage show, and the transition between the musical numbers and the dialogue sequences is done well (though I'm still not 100% convinced that it is Richard Gere tap dancing).
The songs are catchy, the filming is slick and well with half the female cast rampaging around in their skimpies most of the time, you can take the man in your life to see this and he won't complain about being made to sit through a chick flick...every bloke I know that has seen this film has enjoyed it.
There were some noticable changes from the stage show (what happened to the transvestite newspaper reporter?), but these changes do not detract from the oustanding quality of this film. I will be first in the queue when this one comes out on DVD.
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Music / Performing Arts, Comedy - Director: Trevor Nunn, Geoffrey Posner - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over, Parental Guidance - Starring: Duncan Preston, Celia Imrie, Julie Walters, Victoria Wood, Jim Broadbent
Apr 30th, 2003
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