A Classic!

Rating: 10/10 (18 May 2006)

This is a must-see for any movie fan. It is a classic that will never be duplicated by today's "talent" - the dancing is fantastic and the songs are now standards. The proof is that you see some of this stuff placed in TV commercials today, although the GE baby elephant can't touch Gene Kelly! Debbie Reynolds is young and active and the number with the three of them ("Good Morning!") is near perfect. I can't guess how many "takes" some of these numbers took, but they are amazing in their timing and difficulty. Gene Kelly's "dancing in the rain" scene comes across as realistic, yet is surreal in that logic tells you it can't be done that way. Great ensemble cast with the plot being subservient to the musical numbers.