Murphy and Hudson carry the day in Dreamgirls

Rating: 8/10 (26 December 2006)

After months of anticipation Dreamgirls did not disappoint as it burst onto the screen unlike no other musical swinging you back into a time gone by of excitement, style and great music. From the opening scene both Eddie Murphy (James Early) and Jennifer Hudson (Effie White) take command of Dreamgirls to bring you a very enjoyable movie musical experience. Both actors wrapped the theater audience around their thumbs with standout performances. Beyonce Knowles(Deena Jones aka Diane Ross) is beautiful as always as she hit her spot every time during her singing performances often reminding me of the great one herself as she strutted her stuff across the stage. Ms.Knowles acting although an improvement over her past roles was still not up par. Her counterpart Jamie Foxx (Curtis Taylor Jr.)appeared to be out of his comfort zone as his performance lacked the emotions needed to carry such a important part in the movie. Also there appeared to be some transition problems going into some of the songs. But when you put it all together the film was great and well worth the wait. We are in an era today where there is more hype then talent when it comes to newcomers in the record and acting business, I can tell you that Jennifer Hudson gives a standout performance second to none. I suspect that we will hear her name called come Oscar time. Mr. Murphy also gave the best performance to date in what has been a great career. Dreamgirls, one of the best films this year!