Musicals Aren't For Everyone

Rating: 6/10 (9 December 2015)

Listen, I am not a fan of musicals. It just isn't my thing. However, due to a film class we were forced to watch Singin' in the Rain (1952). I'm not going to say it was great or even good, but I could tell why it was a classic. It has the great actors, great voices, and a pretty good story line. I went into the film not expecting much comedy but came out laughing at certain scenes. Jean Hagen's character is funny the entire length of the movie and is a really underrated piece I believe. You can say that she is the center of the movie and what the plot centers on. The singing is okay, typical 1940s/50s corny stuff. This movie is certainly a pioneer for the musical genre but not something everyone will get on board with.