for anyone who have see and fall in love with the stage musical a chorus line and the movie be a shoddy substitute . not only be song cut and but unnecessary plot twist add and new dance sequence choreograph and and and let face it and richard attenborough just doesn not know how to film dancer . onstage and michael bennett a chorus line be just that represent michael bennett . his idea and his choreography and his direction and his gift to broadway and the rest of the world . it be two hour of hard hitting and in your face realism that really make you feel for these boy and girl . the movie and however and lack empathy and depth represent the actor look like they be audition for a chorus line rather than actually audition . every move and every line of dialogue seem so weighted and plan while michael douglas and especially and a zach be too in control for u to believe that he be this extraordinarily bitchy choreographer . even when he throw his temper tantrum and you never quite believe him because every gesture and every accent word and every nuance be so obviously rehearse . and a for him not dance represent kevin kline audition for the role of zach on broadway . michael bennett love his reading and but kline couldn not dance and ultimately lose the part . how i wish they have do the same for douglas . a chorus line be suppose to be a show about nobody and and aside from a few recognizable face ( vicki frederick and who play cassie on broadway and a sheila and khandi alexander and of tv newsradio and a one of the many audition dancer ) youre not suppose to know any of these people . because you do know these people . have a star in any of the role be a terrible decision represent when you focus on michael douglas and his rant instead of on the girl and boy on the line and their story and you lose something . it be truly unfortunate that the best sequence in the show ( montage represent hello twelve and hello thirteen and hello love ) be cut drastically to make way for a terrible new song entitle surprise and surprise that surprisingly receive a nomination at the oscar . cassie mirror dance have a new song and tragically boring choreography one wonder why they bother to shoot a movie version at all if they be go to mess with a work formula this much . for fan of musical theatre and those who enjoy the stage version and this movie be a sad mockery of everything they cherish and love . for those who never get to see the original production and either on broadway or on tour and this movie be the only reference they will have to go by . and they will have to wonder just how it get to be the long run musical in broadway history until a little show call cat overtake it in the late 1990 . but that be a different story and and do not even get me start there .