Overrated, Over-hyped, Overplayed

Rating: 3/10 (6 May 2007)

A disappointment. Needed to stay on Broadway where it belongs.The movie- consuming public was mislead as to the true concept of this film.A lot of oldies fans expected a biopic "loosely based" on the Supremes (thanks to the pre-release hype). This film was disappointing to that group, and having said that, those who did watch it were treated to a slow-moving, smarmy musical with less than inspired song writing. The performances were passable, but overplayed. Eddie Murphy was believable in his role, but here he is back doing James Brown from SNL. The rest of the cast doesn't merit my mentioning them here.
I purchased the DVD without preview, and I'm glad the store buys back used movies. This one's making the trip.