Definitely a must see but I am surprised by the hype

Rating: 5/10 (4 February 2007)

I finally got a chance to see Dreamgirls this weekend and I must say that it was a good movie but really not worth all the hype. I love musicals. And i really wish there would be more made.
Singing in the Rain is one of my favorite musicals turned into a movie.
This movie was okay. But to me it was more like a movie mixed with a music concert. I didn't care for the full on performances. It made me feel like i was watching someone at a concert. One or two full songs is all i could handle. The parts that were musical like, to me, were the scenes that were songs depicting dialogue - Family, It's over, And i'm telling you, and Listen. You got to feel the character's emotions. Which is the best thing about a musical.
As for the Actors, I pick the worst and the best:
Not a fan of Eddie's performance. He was decent but not worth the hype. To me he didn't add much more to the character than he would from any of his other roles. Sidebar of what i'm talking about. I was listening to an online music site and this song came on and i was like, what the heck is Donkey from Skrek singing about. I clicked on the box to see what the name of the song was and sure enough it one of the songs from this soundtrack. oye!
For a first timer, Jennifer was great. You believed her struggle. She fell flat a few times in her delivery of some of the lines but overall she did an EXCELLENT job portraying Effie. And we can't deny that she SANG her butt off.
There really needs to be more movies that show entertainers. Performers that can do more than deliver lines. Adding Singing & Dancing to the mix (depending on what story you're trying to tell) is always refreshing!