Wow..Fantastic!

Rating: 10/10 (18 December 2007)

First of all..I'm not a fan of musicals in the least. I thought Moulin Rouge was "meh" and slept through most of Chicago. Yes Dreamgirls has some amazing songs, but what separates it from the other musicals (and movies for that matter) is the performances.
Jennifer Hudson gave, in my opinion, the performance of the year. She truly stole the show and has a great future in front of her. How Eddie Murphy did not win the Academy Award is beyond me. Though it was obvious he was going to meet a tragic end, it was hard not to get choked when that moment came. Even Jamie Foxx's "stare like a deer caught in headlights" gaze did not deter from the other's superb work.
This is one movie that is definitely going into my DVD collection