This is a story with vitality, fun, and all that jazz. A story about greed, murder, corruption, adultery, and all those things we hate to love and love to hate. Let your imagination run wild in another musical revival much in the same way as last year's `Moulin Rouge.' `Chicago' is an energetic and zanily treacherous tale behind the genius mind of Bob Fosse, now brilliantly written and adapted to the screen by director Rob Marshall. This razzle dazzle musical set in 1930s Chicago focuses on Roxie Heart (Renee Zellweger) and Velma Kelly (Catherine Zeta-Jones), two women who will stop at nothing to make it big on the stage, but are put in jail after killing off their spouses for cheating on them. In comes Billy Flynn (Richard Gere), a hot shot lawyer who comes to prove their innocence at all costs. The entire cast, including Queen Latifah (Momma) and John C. Reilly (Amos) pulls all the stops in some solid performances, but the standout is Zeta-Jones in a bravura performance. The music is readily tuned to all that jazz and the cinematography is top-notch as it is dark and appropriate for the movie's Broadway feel. Winner for best picture in the Broadcast Film Critic's circle and the Golden Globe Award for Best Musical or Comedy Motion Picture.
