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Rating: 8/10 (2 January 2007)

Dreamgirls is neither the knockout sensation the large majority are claiming, nor the disaster and failure that the rest declare.
It is a very good enjoyable movie, with a lot of great scenes, superb performances and singing by Jennifer Hudson and Eddie Murphy, certainly a decent realization of the show and then some.
But it does lack depth and a certain cutting edge, and the rest of the performances are rather bland. We certainly don't get a real feel to Motown here. Most of all it is no way in the same class as Chicago, a flawless movie, but still way above the mediocre.
I guess that comes to a B+ rating for me. Do we have to be so polarized in everything???