Cabaret

This film got three stars for two reasons: Liza Minnelli's voice, most particularly in the song "Mien Herr", and also because Joel Grey is a genius. The movie is entertaining on the same level as West Side Story in that I can appreciate why it did well back when it was released, but fails to suspend my disbelief. When this first came out it swept the Oscars minus best film, which consequently went to The Godfather; I don't know that Grey deserved the supporting actor Oscar over Pacino, nor Fosse over Coppola, but Minnelli is remarkable. Her voice is a spitting image of her mothers, except her singing voice has more power. Anyway, the Fosse choreography is amusing (especially since I just saw the A Chorus Line revival).