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39 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Dallas ObserverBill GalloDallas ObserverBill GalloThe singing and dancing in this Chicago are uniformly splendid, right down to Gere's tap dancing. The high wit and dark eroticism Marshall brings to the famous "Cell Block Tango" number are matchless.
- 100Portland OregonianKim MorganPortland OregonianKim MorganWith its eye-popping color, bold personality and snazzy tunes, Chicago is a breathtaking experience.
- 91Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanFreshly transplanted from the stage, is a thrilling ode to the intertwined glories of sex, showmanship, and lying: what the film calls ''the old razzle-dazzle.''
- 90The New York TimesA.O. ScottThe New York TimesA.O. ScottWho would have expected Ms. Zellweger --- and Miramax -- to come through in a musical? And it's one of the few Christmas entertainments to run under two hours. Who couldn't love that?
- 88ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliGood, solid entertainment.
- 75Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonChicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonZeta-Jones can belt out her numbers, Zellweger can purr hers, and Gere-a musician who played his own cornet solos in "The Cotton Club"-can sell his songs and even dance a spiffy little tap dance. They're better than you'd expect-and so is the movie.
- 70Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternWall Street JournalJoe MorgensternBy the end, though, the production is engulfed by barely controlled frenzy -- all decor and no air, music as lo-cal ear candy, scenes as merchandise to be sold, people as two-dimensional props.
- 60Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumChicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumI seem to be in a distinct minority in finding the satire toothless, obvious, and insufferably glib -- Still, I found genuine pleasure in watching Catherine Zeta-Jones, Renee Zellweger, Richard Gere, and John C. Reilly try their hands at singing and dancing.
- 50Village VoiceDennis LimVillage VoiceDennis LimIt's hard not to wish that Chicago had taken place inside a more imaginative head.
- 50Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittThe trouble with Chicago is the sense it conveys that nothing is really at stake -- there's no moral or ethical question that can't be turned into toe-tapping fun.