NOW ON DVD

DREAMGIRLS

Rated PG-13

Jamie Foxx, Beyonce Knowles, Eddie Murphy, Jennifer Hudson

Brian’s Rating       

When it comes to movies filled with singing and dancing, either you like musicals, or you don’t.

My girlfriend Cupcake doesn’t much like musicals, but I on the other hand love them and recall with great passion the recent achievements of films like Chicago and Moulin Rouge, at the same time ignoring the disaster that was the second version of The Producers.

Now, we welcome Dreamgirls to DVD, the film adaptation of the successful Broadway musical that manages to capture the passion and social relevance of the Motown story, while serving up a handful of absolutely thrilling musical performances.

Beyonce Knowles is impressive. Jamie Foxx and Danny Glover are perfectly cast. Eddie Murphy should have won an Oscar. And newcomer Jennifer Hudson did take home a little gold statuette.

Dreamgirls will translate well to all audiences, regardless of ethnicities, provided that they like musicals. ‘Cause folks, there’s a whole bunch of singing in Dreamgirls.

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