Singing In The Rain

Tonight for the first time in my life, I watched Singing In The Rain on the telly.

And I was surprised how much I actually enjoyed it.

Why my surprised? It was all because I wasn't really a big fan of Gene Kelly in the first place. You see, Cary Grant? He's OKAY! *drools a little bit there* But not Kelly.

Besides lacking in the good looks department, Gene Kelly also lacks that highly-desirable on-screen sizzling charisma. And his voice was a tad bit ordinary too. Lacking that manly oomph.

But if there's one thing I can salute him, it HAS to be his talent in dancing.

He could burn the dance floor any time he likes, and it would always be awesome. And Debbie Reynolds didn't do bad either in this movie.

And it's funny how we had only just seen her recently, making a cameo in Connie and Carla (starring Nia Vardalos and Toni Colette), which we saw in Singapore, and tonight, there she was, all so young and beautiful, singing and dancing her way into Gene Kelly's character's heart.

unfortunately, we didn't see the stage production of this movie, which were shown in Perth a few months back, or else, it would have been great to see how the great charisma between the original roles in the movie - and not forgetting those cooly-choreographed dance moves - being translated for live audiences.

Maybe next time..