One of the best musicals, if that's worth anything

Rating: 6/10 (29 April 1999)

I was raised around musicals, but I could never stomach the concept of people breaking out into song and dance at the most inconceivably awkward moments. Still, the musical-within-a-musical premise allows "Singin' in the Rain" to set up the numbers better than any other musical. For that, I tolerate it.
As one of the best musicals ever, I rated it above-average as a movie. For me, that's an impressive feat. After all, like I said, musical numbers tend to abuse the creative license offered by telling a story on a screen. But this movie tied together the music and the plot as good as anyone could ever hope to.