A good movie

Rating: 8/10 (29 July 2008)

Condon's movie based on a book about a car salesman (Foxx) who breaks into the music business by signing a trio of 18 year olds who call themselves the Dreamettes. With the help of a washed up singer (Murphy) he jumpstarts their career, but then shafts the lead singer Effie White for better looking softer-voiced Deena (Beyonce) in a move that he thinks is the logical thing to do. The film can be at times a bit idealistic, yet it has a good message, great music and very suitable screenplay and cinematography. Its a good film, that one can watch with the family or with a more mature crowd. I enjoyed this one even though initially didn't buy the hype about the movie, but when i got around to watching it, i can see why it made the noise it did. IMDb Rating: 6.6. My Rating: 9/10