Singin' in the Rain

Published 2023-04-21

Film info

Title Singin' in the Rain
Directors Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly
Year 1952
Run time 1hr 43m
Genres Comedy, Romance, Drama, Music
Tagline What a glorious feeling!
Cast Gene Kelly

Silent movies are giving way to Talking Pictures - and a hoofer-turned-matinee idol is caught in that bumpy transition, as well as his buddy, prospective ladylove and shrewish co-star.

Live blog

Time	Comment
1:34	I didn't know Gene Kelly co-directed this.
3:23	The red carpet announcer being right there is a bit weird.
10:34	Do people often get promoted from stunt person to leading man like that?
16:19	Celebrities really do get away with anything.
17:45	"I don't go to the movies much. If you've seen one, you've seen them all."
27:11	The checked suit, knitted vest and flat cap is an interesting combo.
32:38	LOVE the idea of them having a row while filming the silent movie love scene.
37:58	What is this fashion show?
46:34	Can't believe the Downton Abbey was an homage to this and I didn't know!
57:32	Audio is hard.
1:03:21	I don't want to break into a great song but does he have the authority to decide it's suddenly a musical?
1:08:47	Sort of can't see this now without thinking of Tom Holland.
1:26:46	I feel like we're Inception levels deep of dream within dreams here.
1:32:14	"I gave an exclusive story to every paper in town."

Thoughts

This is heralded as such a classic movie musical, one of the greatest of all time, and somehow I'd never seen it before. I knew of many of the songs and obviously aware of classic moments like the actual singing and dancing in the rain but none of it had context. It was good, and I liked the story about the transition from silent movies to talking pictures, but I don't quite know if I'd count it as the greatest! Still, you can't fault old school tap dancing routines and Gene Kelly is a legend, even if he's overshadowed by Cosmo in this movie.

Rating: 3 / 5