Rita Hayworth becomes the first female lead to dance with Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly when she starred with Kelly in Cover Girl. Kelly does a great job dancing with his image but Rita steals the show as the cover girl that has to decide whether she wants fame or Kelly. And like every Rita Hayworth movie I have to mention that she really was beautiful.
The surprise in this movie is Phil Silver - as a dancer, not as a comedian. His comedy tires quickly but his dancing, while not at the level of Hayworth or Kelly, is still beyond what I remember him for. The three of them together are fun to watch. And Rita is gorgeous as always.
The problem is you never get the feeling Kelly and Hayworth were really hot for each other (though how anyone could not feel hot for Rita is beyond me). The romance always feels forced so you are left with a lot of great Jerome Kern/Ira Gershwin songs to enjoy. If you are looking for Shakespeare, you won't find it here. But did I mention how great Rita looked? Enjoy Cover Girl for the dancing and music - the story is about as deep as a Three Stooges short. But then the Moe, Larry and Curly never had Rita Hayworth. Oh, did I point out how beautiful Rita was?
The surprise in this movie is Phil Silver - as a dancer, not as a comedian. His comedy tires quickly but his dancing, while not at the level of Hayworth or Kelly, is still beyond what I remember him for. The three of them together are fun to watch. And Rita is gorgeous as always.
The problem is you never get the feeling Kelly and Hayworth were really hot for each other (though how anyone could not feel hot for Rita is beyond me). The romance always feels forced so you are left with a lot of great Jerome Kern/Ira Gershwin songs to enjoy. If you are looking for Shakespeare, you won't find it here. But did I mention how great Rita looked? Enjoy Cover Girl for the dancing and music - the story is about as deep as a Three Stooges short. But then the Moe, Larry and Curly never had Rita Hayworth. Oh, did I point out how beautiful Rita was?