Better than other musicals eg Cats

Rating: 7/10 (24 June 2007)

Wifey was really keen to see this, so I psyched myself up and prepared for a few hours of musical madness. There was some hope though as it had Eddie Murphy and Beyonce in it.
"Dreamgirls" tells the story of a fictional soul group from the 60's and follows their journey into the music industry. The movie is based upon the hit Broadway musical from the 80's. The story got moving quickly, which was a good thing, and most of the main characters had been introduced 10mins in. Before too long though I found myself wondering how Eddie Murphy and Jennifer Hudson were going to put in award- nominating performances (both won Golden Globes, and Hudson an Acadmey Award). They were good and all, but not award winning stuff, especially with Eddie Murphy, who played almost the same character as in I-Spy, except for the smack addiction.
The story is decent and thankfully doesn't go the route I thought it would, which is a great thing considering the current movie industry. Good movie, solid cast, especially Jamie Foxx. Not too bad at all.