Chicago - Here's my abbreviated review of the much-lauded film Chicago. Now, normally I think Catherine Zeta-Jones is a talentless hack. (Can anyone stomach those T-Mobile commercials? I thought not.) So, her performance in Chicago was a revelation -- she has talent! Not only could she sing, but she could belt out a song! Graham Norton seems to take especial delight in mocking Mrs. Michael Douglas, and while she is young enough to be Mike's great granddaughter, perhaps even he could concede that she makes Chicago a great picture. Overall, the cast was quite good: Renee Zellweger and Queen Latifah especially. However, John C. Reilly fails to make much of an impact as he continues his run of playing put-upon sad sacks. The production was clearly influenced by the design of Moulin Rouge. The action of Chicago also seemed rather theatrical, and I was surprised that the director chose not to take greater advantage of the greater freedoms found in a film production. I'm not much of an expert in the area of American musical theater, but I definitely enjoyed the self-aware exploitation of song in Chicago.