Jennifer Hudson... AMAZING!!!

Rating: 6/10 (10 July 2007)

Alright, when I first heard about this movie, I wanted to see it just because of Jennifer Hudson. Jennifer Hudson was, in a word, amazing, and that's an understatement. She had a supporting role in the movie, but I got the impression that she had one of the leading roles, because she absolutely STOLE the show every single scene she was in. I can't believe this is her first movie. The movie had a great cast, too. Jamie Foxx, Beyonce, Eddie Murphy, all of them did great. I didn't enjoy the plot all that much, though. Jennifer Hudson made this movie worth seeing. I don't need to see it again, but it was a good movie.
There were a couple negatives parts about it, though. They broke out into song about every 5 seconds. Some people may like that, but I don't. I also don't like it how it was really depressing with Eddie Murphy's character. The whole situation gave the movie a more glum look. I liked it how Jennifer Hudson got back together with the group in the end. I don't see why Eddie Murphy almost won the Oscar for this movie, he had a very minor role, and he didn't do that great. I just don't think that Eddie Murphy can do serious roles as well as he does comedic ones.
The music in this movie was very good. When Jennifer Hudson sang "And I'm Telling You I'm Not Going" was great. It fit very well into the plot. I still think that LaKisha Jones did better with the song on American Idol (yes, shamefully, I did watch American Idol, it's such a bad habit.) All in all, Jennifer Hudson was amazing, the rest of the movie was just good. This movie was worth seeing.