All Together and in Pieces

Rating: 9/10 (31 March 2006)

The story is a bit silly, but it's funny. I remember a diction coach in college, working with beautiful young women, to try to get them to pronounce the simplest words. This story revolves around this issue. It takes this simple plot and then explodes. Wonderful production numbers. Wonderful characters. Wonderful songs. Each one delivered in an imaginative way with incredible charm. The title tune is a part of Americana with Gene Kelley stomping through the gutters in on of the most incredibly choreographed moments ever. Also, the "Good Mornin'" song is great. I could go on, but this is one of those movies that you can turn on any time and wait. It doesn't even matter if you see the rest of the movie. Each number can stand on it's own, but, more importantly, it progresses the story.