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Rated Singin' in the Rain 8/10

<blockquote> "Dignity. Always dignity."</blockquote>It's a film that revolves around characters who are a bunch of phonies who are self-infatuated with their own status and will do anything to protect their status. None of these characters necessarily have to be though, especially when Lina Lamont (the closest thing there is to being a villain) is so over-the-top awful. The charm of the film is the music and dance numbers along with the thrilling story of Hollywood backstabbing. Mostly the music though. Almost all of the songs are extremely memorable (my favorite is "Make Them Laugh") and it's easy to see why this musical is so highly thought of. That said, it does have one pretty big problem: it has a lot of filler. The scene where they show early "talking pictures" didn't need to be so long and "Broadway Melody" is the same. It's 13 minutes that just didn't need to be in the film. It doesn't add anything to the film and almost always just gets skipped. At the end of the day, there's really nothing about this film that hasn't been said a million times. It's one of the best musicals ever made without a doubt. 4/5 = very good

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Published 2021-06-14 00:00 UTC · bridged from Atmosphere