The Greatest Musical of All Time.

Rating: 10/10 (12 March 2009)

"Singin' in the Rain" is undoubtedly the greatest musical of all time. Forget all those rumours that Gene Kelly wasn't a very nice person, or that nearly all the songs weren't original, and that the "Make'm Laugh" number was blatant copy of another song, all that matters is that its brimming with jokes, a brilliant performance from Jean Hagen, and the best musical number of all time ("Singin' in the Rain"), wonderfully sung by Gene Kelly. The plot, which is better than most musicales, is about Hollywoods transition from silents too talkies and (of course) Gene Kelly's character, Don Lockwood, falling in love with Kathy Selden (Debbie Reynolds). An absolute must-see.