Title: It's Showtime
Review: One of the few truly auto-biographical commerical U.S. films ever made, what is so deeply affecting about "All That Jazz" is how ruthless Fosse is, to his characters and his actors and, most of all, himself. The finale to which Maltin refers above is notable for its distasteful feeling, which wouldn't be forgiveable except that it's Fosse's statement about himself- and in that way it's remarkable. Few filmmakers outside Woody Allen have ever been so revealing, or so caustic. For a completely informed viewing of "All That Jazz", watch Fosse's "Lenny" and read "All His Jazz: The Life and Death of Bob Fosse" by Martin Gottfried.
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