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  Review by Anna Imhof 🌸 6

  Gene Kelly always looks like he needs help getting that big butt of his off the ground.

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  Review by cassie ★★★★★

  gene kelly musicals always have a magical quality in my eyes, and rita hayworth amplifies this. she lights up the screen, and her flawless dancing make her appear mystifying. and then we have gene. the scene in which he dances with his reflection is one of my favorites! together these two make dancing seem effortless, and as if they're merely floating on air. if you haven't watched this, you're missing out! it's such a beautiful film, from its spotlight on the conover cover girls to kelly's choreography.

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  Review by Sally Jane Black

  When the central conflict is based on a sexist presumption like this it poisons the whole film. It's also lazy fucking writing. Just write a complex couple; it's possible, even if they are heterosexual.

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  Review by Tom Morton ★★★½

  I was really into the first half of this but it runs out of steam a bit when it starts introducing conflict that follows the irritatingly common pattern of the era - Rita Hayworth starts to succeed thanks to her own talents and the rest of the cast get upset about it. This does lead to a pretty excellent Gene Kelly routine where he gets into a dance-off with his own reflection so it's not all bad, but it all feels a bit flat after the infectious fun of the first chunk of the film.

  Some fun supporting characters though, as ever - Eve Arden gets a great moment where she fucks up a billiard table and exits in a…

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  Review by nora ★★½

  i wish this was 107 minutes of gene kelly and rita hayworth dancing together because everything else is pretty dull and phil silvers is so irritating. but the dancing is SO good. the sequence where gene kelly dances with himself is CRAZY.

  (9/10 from 1944)

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  Review by audrey🌙

  scavenger hunt 99: a movie with a wedding scene.
  underseen oscars movies challenge #8

  I'm pretty sure that I hate Old Hollywood musicals, they just fill me with an indescribable rage because of the fact that they normally have the exact same plot and truly insufferable male characters. I just want to have fun and watch hot people dance, not feel the wrath of rampant misogyny!

  Rita Hayworth was truly the only saving grace of this movie, she was shining as bright as a megawatt lightbulb. Several times I gasped when she got a close-up. I liked that she was able to show more of her range as an actor and displayed her comedic side quite a bit in the…

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  Review by panos75 ★★★ 1

  Small-time dancer and singer Rusty Parker decides to enter a modelling contest for a big fashion magazine. She unexpectedly wins and becomes a national sensation, much to the displeasure of her fiance and mentor, Danny McGuire.

  When it comes to Golden Era Hollywood musicals, you can't get any more middle-of-the-road than "Cover Girl". This is one of the most predictable movies I've ever seen, rivaling modern blockbusters when it comes to the number of cliches used. But it's saved because there are a number of high quality components that eventually make it a pleasant experience. Namely, its charismatic stars, a handful of inventive musical numbers, and some really funny jokes (mostly from Phil Silvers and Eve Arden). On the other…

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  Review by russman ★★★

  Easy. Breezy. Beautiful.

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  Review by Isy Mac ★★★

  Come for Rita Hayworth, stay for Gene Kelly dancing with his astral projection/subconscious. Cover Girl is pleasant and likeable enough, but in comparison to the other great movie musicals of the time it just feels dated, even forgettable. Nothing special at all, though a decent amount of charm, lush Technicolour photography, and some clever choreography save it from mediocrity.

  It definitely helps matters that Hayworth is as gorgeous and glamorous as ever here, and of course Kelly has never put in a bad musical performance in his life. (Yes, I'm including Xanadu. He did the best he could, considering the material!) Cool to see him while he was still an up-and-comer, and I really did love his 'Alter Ego Dance'…

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  Review by nessa ★★★½

  i'll never get over how radiant rita is in this film, never ever 🥺💗

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  Review by Jaime Rebanal ★★★½

  Not really great by any means but everything about this movie is so gorgeously crafted you can't really take your eyes off of it. Plus when the music is every bit as catchy as it is, with the talents of Rita Hayworth and Gene Kelly coming in to top everything off, what's not to enjoy?

  From watching Cover Girl, the one thing that hits me is the fact that even if the movies themselves may not be great, there's something about Rita Hayworth's presence that always keeps me watching. If anything, it's as much a reminder I just need to see more of Hayworth's movies.

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  Review by RetroHound ★★★½ 3

  Gene Kelly dances with himself! His reflection jumps right out of the window and dances right there in the street.

  But before that, Rita Hayworth is dancing for him in a little club in Brooklyn and they are in love. She poses for a cover girl spot on a magazine and becomes the toast of the town, which he does not like. Some schmoozer from Broadway tries to steal her away. The schmoozer can give her nice things like she has always wanted. Will she take the easy road or stick with nice guy Kelly?

  Eve Arden is always a welcome sight, and I happen to like Otto Kruger too. A lot of singing and dancing courtesy of music from Jerome Kern with lyrics by Ira Gershwin.