The greatest musical of all time is 1952 basic | Films | Entertainment | EUROtoday

An American musical comedy that has been labelled as a “masterpiece” is now streaming on a well-liked streaming platform. This 1952 basic has additionally topped Rotten Tomatoes’ checklist of The Best Musicals of All Time. Singin’ In the Rain, was directed by and starred Gene Kelly. The movie follows a pair who’re discovering their toes in a altering cinematic panorama – and now you can watch it on NOWTV.

The musical’s synopsis reads: “A spoof of the turmoil that afflicted the movie industry in the late 1920s when movies went from silent to sound. When two silent movie stars’, Don Lockwood and Lina Lamont, latest movie is made into a musical a chorus girl is brought in to dub Lina’s speaking and singing. Don is on top of the world until Lina finds out.”

Alongside Kelly, the musical additionally starred Donald O’Connor and Debbie Reynolds, and featured Jean Hagen, Millard Mitchell, Rita Moreno and Cyd Charisse.

In interviews, Reynolds has mentioned she “learned a lot from Gene Kelly”, stating that he was “a perfectionist and a disciplinarian”.

The basic musical has an enormous rating of 100% from the critics on Rotten Tomatoes, who invoice it as “masterpiece”. Their critics consensus states: “Clever, incisive, and funny, Singin’ in the Rain is a masterpiece of the classical Hollywood musical.”

One critic mentioned: “To put it bluntly, this is one of the funniest films ever made.”

Another critic wrote a glowing overview, stating: “Singin’ in the Rain makes you feel transported to Hollywood of the 1920s through beautiful production design highlighting the beauty of an era of black and white film with vibrant colours that feel fitting of that period.”

“You would never know that this wasn’t produced with the intention of creating a near-perfect masterpiece. The results of the difficult production are seamless,” one other added.

One fan wrote of their IMDb person overview: “This is such a great film that if you ever get the chance to see this at the movies then DO IT.”

They added: “Gene Kelly and Debbie Reynolds made an awesome team.”

Singin’ within the Rain is offered to stream on NOWTV.