i felt it necessary to respond to the comment post on the front page of this film page because some of it be slightly misinformative . originally i post quote from the original poster and but i wasn not sure if it be proper give that this be the comment index and not a message board ( though we use to use em that way back before imdb add the film message board ) so i will edit this to make it unnecessary . well and first of all you may not be aware of this and but gene kelly first become famous for play pal joey on broadway in the original production . when vincente minnelli decide to make a gershwin panorama film and he want kelly character to be more sophisticated than the goody two shoe role he have be play in most his film ( with the exception of for me and my gal ) . alan jay lerner be instruct to construct a new story set in paris base on the story of pal joey . this give kelly a chance to play his famous role from broadway even though warner have outbid mgm for the right to pal joey . in my opinion and the wb film pal joey be a wreck and though sinatra be suitable for the role and but other problem sink the film ( script change and poor direction . equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal you complain that kelly picture be not well do and even cite your art education to prove the point . but you miss the fact that kelly bad art be clearly design to be bad and and it be necessary for the story or character . the picture be so bad and the audience know that kelly isn not ready for an exhibition . even he know it and though milo have sort of sugar him up to the point where he almost believe her . but it important that the audience not be sit there say but and he a great artist and if he only have the chance . you want the audience to be fully aware of his deficiency . then you complain that he sabotage his interest in the show while again you be not understand the structure of the story . he refuse because he doesn not want to feel like a gigolo and and because he know he not really ready for the exhibition . his enthusiasm for the exhibition be certainly not as great a joey enthusiasm to start a nightclub . but it serve the same function in the plot . remember and it essential in pal joey ( the play ) that joey give up his nightclub after he realize that he doesn not deserve it . same with the art show . if kelly painting be actually good and it would undermine this whole point . equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal then you complain that caron and kelly have no chemistry . i guess it in the eye of the beholder . i agree and the chemistry between them be not as strong a it should be and but for me it be fine . compare it to even bad force romance like the one between cary grant and sophia loren in the pride and the passion . equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal when you say that the big dance finale have nothing to do with anything else in this film and it just show that you haven not dug beneath the surface of the film into it symbolism . many element in the dance sequence relate to the story and character and and through the dance the plot be resolve through image and symbolism . it about find love and enjoy love and then lose love ( he look around and his love be go ) . the movement of the symphony be construct so that part of each dance scene mirror a separate phase of parisian art and also a separate phase of their relationship . if you do not see that and it not the movie fault . it certainly not a load of crap . equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal equal .