when you add up all the aspect from the movie the dancing and singing and act the only one who stand out a the best in the cast be vanessa williams . her dedication and energy and timeless beauty make rosie the perfect role for her . never have i ever see someone portray rise with such vibrancy . vanessa sing talent show beautifully with all the song she perform a rise and her acting skill never cease to amaze me . her dancing be so incredible and even if a some people say the choreography be bad her dance skill be display well than ever before . i would recommend this version over the 63 just because i find that although lengthy the acting by vanessa be superb not to mention the fact that jason alexander and the rest of the cast be very impressive a well ( with the exception of chynna philip . what in hell be they think when they cast her . ) all in all i would say this version be wonderful and i recommend that everyone see this version .