Fantastic

Rating: 10/10 (24 February 2007)

This movie is the best picture of 2006. The Academy has blown it again as it wasn't even nominated in that category. Musical films don't get better than this.
As for performances, Eddie Murphy is fantastic in this movie. It is his best role in many years of films & he shows excellent range & sings well to. Danny Glover is excellent too.
As for the Dream Girls- Jennifer Hudson is great. Beyonce is very good also. In fact, none of the women have anything to be ashamed of. The musical performances in the film get better with each one & the finale even tops all the previous songs.
The story is perhaps a parallel to the Supremes but there are enough differences to tell you they are not the same. In fact, the story line is well written & plays out very well. The film has a great pace.
This is an even better Musical Film than Rent was a few years ago. After seeing this, I can't believe it is not up for best picture, & can only lead me to one question - Is the Academy racist? There is no good reason this film wasn't nominated.
Once you see it, you will know I mean it, a flat out great film. Hopefully the academy will give it some acting & music awards, but they missed the boat on the award it truly deserves- best picture of 2006 - without any doubt.