Director/choreographer Bob Fosse tells his own life story as he details the sordid life of Joe Gideon, a womanizing, drug-using dancer.
From memory: Egocentric smorgasbord offers its share of brilliant moments, but also some pretensions, bad humor and a disagreeable focus on death.
Halliwell***: "Self-indulgent, semi-autobiographical tragi-comic extravaganza complete with heart operations and a recurring angel of death. Flashes of brilliant talent make it a must for Fosse fans."
Maltin**1/2: "Director-choreographerFosse's own 8½ casts a self-indulgent and largely negative look at his life; great show biz moments and wonderful dancing are eventually buried in pretensions, and an interminable finale which leaves a bad taste for the whole film.But that opening number...is a wow!"
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