Worst Musical ever made...clichéd to hell.

Rating: 1/10 (13 October 2008)

I didn't know what to expect from, "Dreamgirls" when first seeing it, but got far less from what I expected upon seeing it. After the first five minutes, I sensed a tacky dud. Writer/director Condon used and abused every cliché imaginable. More than half of the musical numbers were predictably tacky and overall bad, and should've been trimmed or cut altogether. Eddie Murphy was praised more than he deserved to be from what I thought was an average performance, Beyonce STILL can't act, the only memorable scene was jennifer Hudson's, "I'm Not Going". I felt no chemistry among any of the characters so much that when Murphy died, I felt nothing for him. I saw the ending coming from a mile away with Beyonce introducing Hudson to sing. Condon copied from his previous masterpiece, "Chicago". He should've left this project to Rob Marshall instead of taking it on himself in an attempt to prove something. As talented as most of the cast was, the story let them down. All my black friends act like this is the best movie since, "West Side Story", because they can't admit that the one all black musical brought to the big screen is mere dog poop. Before you call me a racist, keep in mind, it's only racism if it's not true. I seriously do believe that a cast like this is capable and deserving of a much better plot.