Don't listen to the Hype. It's awful

As Good As It Gets

In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

I love musicals and Best Picture winners but I think this fails at either. i do not recall the plot but I do remember liking the music. Watch Mojo on YouTube has a list of the worst movies to win Best Picture and this was one of them. Did you know Martin Scorsese's Gangs of New York lost to this? Not to mention the awesome Catch Me If You Can wasn't even nominated! I'm sorry, but if you want a recommendation for this, look elsewhere.

The best part about this movie is the soundtrack. When I was younger I loved it (despite for the most part not understanding a lot of the implications). This movie could've just ignored everything else about what makes a movie a movie, but there is actually an engaging plot that makes the songs relevant. I like how during certain sequenses the actual sets will be replaced by stages. It gives the movie even more of a unique style. This movie isn't perfect, but is is extremely entertaining and I would highly recommend it.

If you hate musicals, you'll probably hate this. If you love musicals, you'll probably love this. For the other 3 people in the world, I suppose it depends on whether or not you like to watch beautiful women dance around in skimpy outfits. It has great eye-candy, outstanding music, a fantastic cast AND it's no gerbil up your keister but it'll tickle you like a feather boa. This is a very good movie and a must see for fans of musicals. I can watch this every 3 years or so.

TAKE MY WORD FOR IT. The original stage version (not the Ann Reinking stage revamp) is so much better. Each song is done more in a different style of classic vaudeville number...ventriloquist, piano number, sister act, etc. See the one-man jury & the cross- dressing Mary Sunshine! And if Roxie ain't a red-head, pass it by. the ONE perfect for the film version of CHICAGO performance is Amos, by John C Reilly. Renee Zellweger is not comedian enough for the role, Catherine Zeta Jones is GORGEOUS but she's too gorgeous and her performance is too pretty and not gritty enough, Queen Latifa plays it too soft also. there's comedy in the Mama character which is her being SUCH a bull diesel and would've been perfectly played by Orange Is The New Black's Lea DeLaria. Another thing that bothers me is that idea-less people like Paula Abdul and Rob Marshall copy Bob Fosse and claim they did it in the name of an "homage" when later pressed. even though they give no NOTICEABLE credit in the film.