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Singin' in the Rain

1952

Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly

Gene Kelly, Donald O´Connor, Debbie Reynolds, Jean Hagen ...

8.1

49,061

Musical. Comedy. Romance Silent screen stars Don Lockwood and Lina Lamont face a crisis when the advent of talkies threatens to end their careers, until Don comes up with idea of adding songs to their films. Unfortunately, Lina is completely unable to hold a tune and she is not happy when Don asks his girlfriend to dub not only her singing voice, but her speaking voice too.

	Author	Review
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"There is no movie musical more fun than "Singin' in the Rain," and few that remain as fresh over the years. (...) "What a glorious feeling!" the posters said. It was the simple truth. (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Bosley Crowther The New York Times	"The nonsense is generally good and at times it reaches the level of first-class satiric burlesque."	POS
United States	The Hollywood Reporter	"With the names and versatile talents of Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor and Debbie Reynolds, supported by lilting melodies, wonderful dancing and some very funny comedy"	POS
United Kingdom	Jonathan Romney The Guardian	"The most beloved of all screen musicals is also the most scholarly"	POS
United States	Variety	"A fancy package of musical entertainment with wide appeal (...) It glitters with color, talent and tunes, and an infectious air that will click with ticket buyers in all types of situations."	POS
United Kingdom	Ian Freer Empire	"Incredible set pieces and songs that have entered the culture forever, this is also extremely well-paced and beautifully played. Truly one of the greatest musicals ever made (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	George Perry BBC	"There is a wonderful cynicism throughout 'Singin' in the Rain', with everybody either kidding themselves or pretending to be something they are not (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Alan Stanbrook Telegraph	"For the onscreen joie de vivre credit co-directors Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen (...) [Kelly's] performance of the title song (...) is one of the most memorable sequences from the golden age of Hollywood."	POS
United States	Dave Kehr Chicago Reader	"There is just enough self-reflexive content (on the eternal battle between illusion and reality in the movies) to structure the film's superb selection of numbers (...) A celebration of movement as emotion."	POS

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