Lumsdal Good , But It Is Overrated By Some

Tedfoldol everything you have heard about this movie is true.

Comwayon A Disappointing Continuation

TrueHello Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

Sameir Ali I don't know why musical films are all so good. May be, I haven't seen the bad ones.It is said that, as the death comes closer, you will see your life like a flash back. Here in this movie, the hero makes an interaction with death. Unlike Ingmar Bergman's The Seventh Seal, death is beautiful, peaceful and cheerful here.Joe Gideon, is a Director and Choreographer. He is getting ready for a big show. The film shows how he deals with the hard work, with the drug using and womanized character.The film has a great energy and Amazing beauty like any other musical films.It was nominated for 9 Oscars and won 4 of them.Do not miss this movie. Go ahead and watch. #KiduMovie

quinimdb "All That Jazz" is a strange sort of autobiographical, self-referential, kind of surreal black comedy musical and character study of sorts. If that sounds really weird, that's because it is. But as strange as the film is, it's also incredibly original, and I kind of loved it.Joe Gideon is self centered and a sex addict. He won't let anyone else love him because he hates himself. And he loves to hate himself. He's also an insane perfectionist. No scratches that. He's not just a perfectionist, no one can please him, not even himself. His goal seems to be to create something he considers perfect, but he can't help but hate everything he does. He doesn't seem to care much about his life, and the only thing he seems to think about is dance. We get a look into his mind and all we see is a lady that Joe thinks is perfect (and that we never see in his real life) and a stage. Oh, also, it becomes increasingly obvious that Joe is actually Bob Fosse, the director of this film.The film charts his sort of trip into insanity, and as he begins dieing, his life becomes more and more consumed by his dance numbers, until eventually he can't tell whats even real and what's fake. The show business and dance numbers eventually become his life, and before he can reach what he considers perfection, it cuts to his dead body.Speaking of the editing, it's absolutely fantastic throughout the whole film. It's fast and mirrors the way that the character feels, such as the morning routine. It starts with close ups of him showering, taking pills, eye drops etc... Then it cuts to a wide shot of Joe standing before he says "It's show-time, folks!". This shows how he is not truly himself until he has entered the show business, and also shows that he thinks about his life as just a show, a production. As the film progresses, it becomes harder for him to continue in his "show" and the editing reflects this. There are many clips quickly edited together of him coughing and trying to say "It's show- time" but he can't quite get it out. As well as a slow motion close up of him taking the pills, and many other fantastic editing moments, not only in this scene, but in the whole film. It connects past, present, future, memory, and fantasy with ease and it's amazing to watch.This also contains easily Roy Scheider's greatest performance. He becomes this suffering, lonely, self indulgent character and it blew me away. This film may be very strange, and as self indulgent as the main character, but its also really great and there's nothing quite like it.

gavin6942 Director/choreographer Bob Fosse tells his own life story as he details the sordid life of Joe Gideon (Roy Scheider), a womanizing, drug-using dancer.Besides Scheider (who is at his best here), we get a young John Lithgow, Wallace Shawn and plenty of highly skilled dancers. Even those who may not normally like musicals or dancing will be drawn to this film because it is executed so wonderfully.As if the choreography and direction were not good enough, the plot is quite clever, too, existing in layers that may not make sense at first but show themselves as the film goes on. This is really a story of life and death, told with real passion as the creator (Fosse) had really lived it, and unfortunately did not live too much longer after the film's completion.

tbus-672-653424 I had never thought much of Roy Scheider till I saw this movie late one night, quite by chance. It was inspired casting on Bob Fosse's part I think, cant imagine anyone else as Joe Gideon.Although I do not usually enjoy "musicals" I do thoroughly enjoy this slightly surreal, slightly gritty movie that presents a series of colorful tableau culminating in a memorable final scene.Although the story is considered to be autobiographic the underlying study of a self destructive psyche and approach of death is intriguing, set in a back drop of modern dance and music.Probably has to find a place in my 100 favorite movies.