Singing In The Rain

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This is one of my all-time, Top 10 movie picks, and it constantly amazes me how many people have not seen it. For sheer entertainment value Gene Kelly, Donald O’Connor and Debbie Reynolds cannot be topped. The recent success of Chicago and Moulin Rouge indicates there is interest in the return of the musical, but unlike those two this film brings us the talents of true “song and dance men (and woman).” What startles one when it is first viewed is the absolute clarity and artistic vision that Gene Kelly brought to this piece. The songs are familiar, the dance routines put Michael Jackson to shame, the story is fun and the glitter is old time Hollywood.