Lacking weight

Rating: Null/10 (26 June 2007)

Was a disappointment. As a number have noted, I found the first 30-45 minutes compelling after which it went downhill. It lacked focus and character development. I was expecting dramatical dialog as opposed to a sing-song. It is a shame, in that it had the potential to be something special but the end result was something lacking weight. I simply could not feel an empathy.
Like others, I was looking forward to seeing something special although prior to seeing it I was unaware of the "hype".
Odd indeed. Perhaps I'm not into musicals per se, and indeed I avoid the genre as a rule, but nonetheless I was drawn to it given my interest in the history of Motown music.