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DVD Review AN AMERICAN IN PARIS (BLU-RAY)

It's hard to imagine a picture that features a ton of George Gershwin music, Gene Kelly dancing and striking Technicolor photography being messed up, but the grossly-overrated 1951 Oscar-winner for Best Picture certainly does what it can to be appalling, grating and tedious all at once. Dragged down by a moronic plot, lack of chemistry between the leads, excruciating casting, and shockingly poor integration of the music into the story, it's unfathomable how this movie retains its reputation.

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Posted by: Mark Zimmer - April 15, 2009, 2:37 pm - DVD Review
Keywords: mgm, musical, george gershwin, gene kelly, vincente minelli