Movie #1985 "Dreamgirls" (dvd/t.v.) Oh how I love this film.....forgot a lot of the moments since I haven't seen it for almost 15 years, and I usually don't re-watch a lot of films, but this one bears repeating.......it's that good!! It was on t.v. the other morning, and since we are retired and quarantining anyway, we decided to sit down and re-watch it. What a cast! What sets, lit by the fabulous Broadway team of Jules Fisher/ Peggy Eisenhower, great music, music, music...........I could go on and on. The music they added that's not in the musical, I even liked --- watching Beyonce, Anika noni Rose (Mama Khutski on "No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency" and Broadway showstopper), Jennifer Hudson, Danny Glover, Hinton Battle, Ken Paige and Loretta Devine --- all Broadway people. And the best, I think of Eddie Murphy! The story runs swiftly and energetically as it goes though the rise (and some falls) in the music industry (50s-70s) pumping music through almost every frame. It is an effortless movie musical to me --- that is, the cast just starts singing in the dialogue and seamlessly takes the audience along. If all musicals could be like this! And Jennifer Hudson's rendition of "And I'm Telling You" is still AMAZING -- but it reminds me of my mistake in not paying (what I thought was too high a price) to see "Dreamgirls" with Jennifer Holliday singing that song live( night after night) on Broadway! Because of that experience, we have always tried to see what we think would be the tony-winning show and cast ---- anyway, it is so great they took this show and put it on film and used the techniques in film to make it different and so good! (I can't say better because.....well, see above! my mistake!) I'd give this a 5 out of 5. Highly recommend. And it's a cheap dvd to buy (in $5 bins at Walmart!)
"DREAMGIRLS" 2006 2 hrs. 10 mins
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