"Music is supposed to sell."
Wow! First of all I LOVE musicals, so I'm probably biased...but this was excellent. It is the story of 3 childhood friends who sing together: Effie (Hudson), Deena (Knowles) and Lorelle (Rose). The girls are discovered by Curtis (Foxx) who becomes their manager and gets them to sing back-up for local legend James "Thunder" Early (Murphy). With the help of his manager Marty (Glover) and Effie's talented brother C.C. (Robinson) who writes their songs, they begin their rise to the top.
But its a bumpy road...they can't their music heard on white radio stations and a white group rerecords one of their songs and makes it a hit. Also there is relationship trouble and friction within the group, and one of the girls is replaced by Michelle (Leal) as they continue to become big stars.
The narrative flawless combines dialogue with musical numbers. The music is powerful, especially the songs Hudson sings...wow, what a voice. She definitely deserved all the awards she received...and a part of me is pissed that Eddie Murphy didn't win the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor (even though I loved Alan Arkin in "Little Miss Sunshine"). If you love musicals...and 50's-60's music you will LOVE this film!!
Buy it!: once you see it you'll fall in love with it...so don't waste the time and money renting it...just buy it
Dude, its quotable: well, singable anyways. I had heard a few of the songs before (like at the Oscars), but you can't fully appreciate them until you see the film (or the stage show) and understand the full emotions behind the songs! What an excellent musical!!
Dreamgirls (2006) 131 minutes
Rating: PG-13 for language, some sexuality and drug content
Director: Bill Condon
Starring: Jamie Foxx as Curtis Taylor Jr.
Beyonce Knowles as Deena Jones
Eddie Murphy as James "Thunder" Early
Danny Glover as Marty Madison
Jennifer Hudson as Effie White
Anika Noni Rose as Lorrell Robinson
Keith Robinson as C.C. White
Sharon Leal as Michelle Morris
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