My second all time favourite film

Rating: 10/10 (6 September 2012)

I don't think I have the words to describe how wonderful this film is. It starts off being a parody of silent film and then looks at the transition into talkies. There is some semblance of truth to this as there are reports out there where either studio bosses or directors are reported to have said " so and so can speak". Donald O'Connor gives his best ever performance I think in this film and the quality of the whole team just shines through. I saw this first many years ago and have watched it many times since and it does not lose that magic that denotes a great film. The great moment of course is the "Singing in the Rain" sequence which is just magnificent but then the denouement at the end where "Cathy" is revealed as the singer is just joyous. Sit down relax and enjoy. This is movie making at its absolute best!