THIS IS THE MOVIE THAT "A CHORUS LINE--THE
MOVIE" SHOULD HAVE BEEN!!! WOW!  I CAME SEEING THIS DOCUMENTARY WITH HIGH
EXPECTATIONS AND THEY WERE ALL MET  EVEN GIVING ME MORE THAN I
EXPECTED!

If you have seen the show you must see this movie and if you haven't seen the show you must see this
movie. This is just like watching a live performance of A Chorus Line on
stage!

I really don't know where to begin. At
certain points there are moments that are more powerful than they were on stage.
What makes this remarkable is that when you see a production of "A Chorus Line"
the performers already have a job but when you see this film it shows actual
performers vying against each others for a role that for various reasons they
want, in the 2006 revival .  This is real, not actors being someone
else.

There are performances from the archives
that bring many of the original performers, some only voices, contrasting them
with the current auditioners. When Jason Tam does Paul's monologue and you see
all the veteran Broadway people who are deciding who will be chosen, people who
have seen hundreds perform the role of Paul, cry when he is finished (as I did
watching the film) you know why he was chosen and , yet, you don't forget the
original Paul, Sammy Williams, who is shown doing some of the
monologue.

There is the remarkable Donna McKechnie, the
original Cassie, talking about Michael Bennett, the original cast and being
shown doing her role that won her a Tony and Charlotte D'ambroise who will play
Cassie in the revival after competing with others for the role even though she
is a major player on Broadway.

     
The film runs 98 minutes and I wish it was twice as long. Though many
numbers are done most, like Dance 10, Looks 3, are just snippets and too many,
like Nothing aren't done at all.  Some parts were obviously cast at the
beginning because roles like that of Diana or Zack or given short shrift if even
mentioned at all.
There is a lot of time spent with Connie, Sheila and Mike and with
some where you can see why talented performers are obviously turned
down.
I learned many new things that I never even paid attention to, or was
aware, of such how Dance 10, Looks 3 got that title and every age up 18 is
mentioned in song or script, how Nicholas Dante,  James Kirkward, Marvin
Hamlisch and Edward Kleban (though I don't recall the latter even being
mentioned) took the actual words from the original dancer's tapes and turned
them into lyrics and music and spoken words.
I could go on for 98 minutes just talking about this film but all I
can say is that when it comes out on DVD I will/must buy a DVD player so I can
watch it every day and/or whenever I need a "A Chorus Line" fix!!!
AN AMAZING DOCUMENTARY!!!!!  SEE IT!! BUY THE
DVD!!