Singing In The Rain

   

       

Singing in the Rain                       

Singing in the Rain is a musical comedy about the transformation of silent films to talkies. This movie was directed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen. It stars Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor and Debbie Reynolds.

 Gene Kelly plays Don Lockwood a famous silent film actor who is proud of his profession. Kathy Selden who is played by Debbie Reynolds is Don Lockwood’s true love who questions his occupation. When Don has to star in a movie with dialogue, he faces many failures as well as successes when his idea of musical movies comes up. This movie is not as good as other musicals I have seen, such as musicals on Broadway. I am huge fan of anything musical for example Glee, Wicked, The Lion King, etc. I’ve watched almost every Musical on the Broadway streets of New York, and Singing in The Rain doesn’t compare. Some of the songs in this movie were uncalled for, such as “Make Em Laugh.” This song was sung for no exact reason and was irrelevant to the concept which was being discussed.

The production of this movie wasn’t the best I have seen. I feel that very little money was spent on the production of this movie. The costumes were exceptional but the sets were weak and cheap. The acting in this movie was brilliant. I personally adored the character Lina Lamont who’s played by Jean Hagen. Lina is a very annoying yet funny character which Jean Hagen plays very well. She fit the character perfectly.

Singing in the rain is a very poorly played out musical. I suggest if you are open minded and open to any thoughts, this is the movie for you. On the other hand if you are critical like me and only like the best of the best this movie isn’t the greatest recommendation. This movie ranges for every age that has a large imagination and likes anything they see.

Lina Lamont