Review of The Cotton Club

I think Coppola should have looked at what Fosse did so successfully with Cabaret. Coppola is attempting the same thing: mixing performances and storyline but does it in such a way that they mostly compete with each other rather than compliment each other. Fosse did it so well in Cabaret mixing the two seamlessly. In my opinion, Coppola's efforts fall flat. And the performances by Lane and Gere, to me, fall flat as well. I don't see any chemistry between the two. Hines is the only main character with whom there is a connection. And Fred Gwynne kills it in his role. He really is a good choice for the film. Wished his character were fleshed out more.