So…the movie itself was okay. I don’t think it was put together the best, parts of the story could have used more development. I mark it worth seeing, however, and would continue to do so even if it was a 10 minute movie that just featured Jennifer Hudson singing “You’re Gonna Love Me”. That was stunning and well-worth the price of admission in itself.
As I watched the movie, I was thinking about the fact that doing this movie was a pretty ballsy move for Beyonce. Now, I cannot stand most any noise that comes out of Beyonce’s mouth, I find her music since starting her solo career horribly annoying. But I can’t help but respect her being willing to be in a singing role where she is upstaged by an actor coming from American Idol. It is true that Beyonce and Jennifer Hudson have wildly different styles, and Beyonce’s song later in the movie is good…but Jennifer Hudson is absolutely stunning.
The funniest, and most annoying, thing about my Dreamgirls experience was the audience… I saw it Christmas, so opening night at a 9pm showing. I think that about 10% of the audience I saw it with knew coming in that it was a musical. I will acknowledge that I’m in Anchorage, AK right now, and we are far, far away from any pop culture knowledge, but I had somehow managed to become aware of the fact that this movie was based on a Broadway production (thanks Oprah!). So I was prepared…unlike about half of the audience who burst out laughing at the beginning and end of every musical scene. That was really annoying.
But all in all it was a good movie, and a fun thing to see for Christmas.
Doesn't quite hit the five-star mark — 2 years ago