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Rating: 9/10 (21 January 2007)

Dreamgirls has been very successfully adapted for the screen by Bill Condon. The performances all-around are very good, with special recognition deserved for Eddie Murphy, Jennifer Hudson, and Anika Noni Rose. Costumes and staging are gorgeous, particularly any scene where the Dreams are performing on stage. As someone who found the film adaptations of Phantom and Rent very disappointing, I was relieved and pleased that Dreamgirls turned out well. I love musicals, and I hope the success of this movie encourages the making of more *good*, and hopefully, original movie musicals. Highly enjoyable and recommended, in fact I liked it even better the second time I saw it.