A lot of fun! - Chicago Reviews

The story isn't to important in a big musical film like this. But surprisingly this movie has quite a bit of it. The actors are all pretty good, but Definetely not worthy of an Oscar. The songs in this are great and the musical scenes are fantastic! The Jail House Tango and the scene where Gere is a ventriloquist are both great. I loved the part at the begining of Jail House Tango where the Six Merry Murderesses do the Pop, Six, Squish, Ah ah, Cicero, Lipshits thing. The costumes, set disigns and Score deserved Oscars, but not Oscars for Picture, Acting or direction. The Courtroom/tapdance scene is also great, as is the song Mr. Celophane. The only performance in this worthy of an Oscar is Richard Gere, who can play a singing lawyer very well. It surprised me how well all of these actors can sing. The songs in this alone make it worth seeing. ***1/2