Ugh

Rating: 1/10 (23 January 2007)

Worst musical ever! And I've seen 'Hairspray' (the musical, not the fabulous John Waters movie, that is). There was nothing redeeming about this crapathon. Jennifer Hudson is clearly a terrible actress, and can't even manage to lipsync right half the time. Eddie Murphy was OK and everything, but no better than Richard Gere in Chicago, meaning, mediocre at best. And Beyonce always sucks. I can't believe there was ever even a rumor that this would be nominated for an Oscar. It deserves only to be forgotten. Bill Condon did a lousy job, even with the paper-thin script he had to work with. The screenplay was the worst part, though...it seemed like the characters had nothing to talk about except the boring plot points and romantic dramas that were dull and unoriginal. And I haven't even gotten to the songs. My dog could write better songs. Lame! Do yourself a favor and rent a real musical instead.