Singin’ in the Rain (1952) While I’m not the greatest fan of musicals, I don’t particularly have anything against them either. I can appreciate the choreography, and (if they’re decent) the tunes, but usually the stop-start construction of the stories themselves fails to engage me. There are notable exceptions ( How to Succeed In Business Without Really Trying is one) and very much in the favour of this Gene Kelly starrer (which he co-directed) is that it has a really solid plot to sink its teeth into, essentially starting with the same premise as The Artist . Here, a disastrous first talkie featuring Kelly’s Don Lockwood is turned into a massive hit by adding a few all-singing, all-dancing numbers. Kelly’s a decidedly rugged song and dance man, which makes how light on his feet he is even more impressive. Debbie Reynolds meanwhile (who I most associate with her daughter and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas ) has a good pair of lungs but is othe