jubilant film

Rating: 10/10 (12 February 2000)

You watch this film and I dare you not to be taken by the films' jubilant score and choreography. A comical look at a time when silent movies already has a foot on its grave and talkies are giving Hollywood birth pains. The film is full of memorable performances and moments, but the real "killer" is the 'Singin in the Rain' sequence of Gene Kelly. No back-up, no partner, just him with his umbrella in the rain. That will be the most captivating scene of irony in movie history ( having a glorious feeling in the pouring rain ).