| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
B+ |
|
| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
"...it's a helluva show." more... |
A- |
BBC
Stella Papamichael |
"Frankly, you won't be all that jazzed." more... |
C- |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"...big, brassy fun." more... |
A- |
Chicago Tribune
Michael Wilmington |
"When the three stars do their dance numbers...it's hard not to smile." more... |
B |
Cincinnati Enquirer
Margaret A. McGurk |
"...punches all the right buttons in its migration from stage to screen." more... |
A- |
| E! Online |
"...this toe-tapping musical high-kicks butt." more... |
A |
Film Journal International
Kevin Lally |
"...an extravaganza that never stints on energy or invention..." more... |
A |
Film Threat
Phil Hall |
"...a failure..." more... |
C- |
filmcritic.com
Sean O'Connell |
"...as rousing, robust, and extremely contagious as any film I've seen this year." more... |
B+ |
Hollywood Reporter
Frank Scheck |
"...delivers the sexy razzle-dazzle that everyone, especially movie musical fans, has been hoping for." more... |
A |
Los Angeles Times
Manohla Dargis |
"...there's little raunch and next to no heat..." more... |
B |
New York Post
Jonathan Foreman |
"Without a doubt the best movie musical since Cabaret..." more... |
A- |
New York Times
Elvis Mitchell |
"...tough, brittle fun..." more... |
A- |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"...good, solid entertainment." more... |
A- |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
"I'd call it dynamite." more... |
A |
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle |
"The movie is a total blast..." more... |
A |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
William Arnold |
"...a funny, rousing crowd-pleaser..." more... |
A- |
USA Today
Mike Clark |
"...a surefire Oscar hopeful..." more... |
A |
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