However, they both have a plan to keep themselves from capital punishment if they can keep themselves in the spotlight of fame with the help of a fast talking public defender, played by Richard Gere (Primal Fear).

The musical numbers and choreography in this movie were awesome, but the story itself was very blah and useless. The story comes full circle with nothing to be learned; a waste of film in general.

Zellweger and Zeta-Jones were awesome. Zeta-Jones nabbed herself a supporting actress Academy Award® that year. Queen Latifah (Beautyshop) was also very well cast and fun. She was given an acting nomination as well as captain of the death row guards.

Gere's tap dancing number was impressive, as was his puppeteering number with Zellweger. John C Reilly (The Good Girl) stole the show with his "Mr. Cellophane" number and in other spots.

Director Rob Marshall (Memoirs of a Geisha) gave this musical's screen version a perfect concept to incorporate every bit of music. The concept of the movie was that everything was happening in Roxie's head, who was obsessed with being a star of the stage, so she saw everything as a musical number.

For the most part, "Chicago" deserved to revamp the movie musical genre, even though most works in that genre annoy me; however, the story is boring.

In the end, THIS movie musical is more about spectacle than it is about substance. It definitely did not deserve the Oscar® for Best Picture that year, which in fact, it did win.