Customer Ratings & Reviews

Great Fosse choreography; Shirley MacLaine "almost" makes you forget Gwen Verdon; and some very strange picture effects. But, the major problem that makes me take stars away is the awful dialogue track. It's incredibly low. If you raise the volume, get ready to get blown out of your seat when the production numbers start. The DTS 2.0 dialogue track is low and the DTS 5.1 track is even worse. If you listen to the Dolby Commentary track on the "Alternate Edition" disc, the commentator's audio level is at a much louder level. Glad that KL restored the picture - looks great - but the audio is a giant failure!

Ok let us get one thing out of the way. Yes I am well aware that the Roadshow version is a sham. It is missing the exit, interlude music etc... That part is not right and the label is misleading. I don't know about other viewers, but I yes I want that for historical reference, but I really won't listen to the music anyway, as in NEVER. When I base a review of the product I look for improvement on what came before. It is a 4K restoration and it shows. The movie looks so lush and colorful. It has nicely upscaled extras and the fully integrated different endings (again if you can look past the fact that the intermission and exit interviews are edited). This blows the DVD away. Kino did a great job in that respect. The 5.1 surround bump is also a nice upgrade. The movie itself is superb and one of my favorite Bob Fosse films (of which there aren't many!). While All That Jazz is a much better movie, there is a certain charm to Shirley MacLaine that makes you want to reach out and hug her. The purity of her performance makes you look past the overly long Sammy Davis Jr. number and the fact that yes, the film could use just a little bit of editing. Now for Fosse nuts, this is a no-brainer and on a personal level I wouldn't edit one thing out of this movie. I like it just the way it is. As a stand alone movie to his other greats, it is a notch below. As a directorial debut (not counting TV), I think this a great start and makes one all the more sad that he didn't get to put out more awesome work. Support this release, and be thankful that this got a nice transfer with the addition of maxed out bitrates on two separate discs.

Shirley MacLaine Dances & Sings in this film adaptation! Not well directed by Bob Fosse. Surprise appearance by Sammy David Jr.