A screen adaptation from the hit Broadway musical (1981), 'Dreamgirls' follows the rise of a trio of women - Effie...
A screen adaptation from the hit Broadway musical (1981), 'Dreamgirls' follows the rise of a trio of women - Effie ('American Idol' reject turned Golden Globe winner Hudson), Deena (Knowles) and Lorrell (Rose) - who have formed a promising girl group called The Dreamettes in 60s USA. At a talent competition, they are discovered by an ambitious manager named Curtis Taylor, Jr. (Foxx), who offers them the opportunity of a lifetime.
That opportunity is to sing back up for the legendaryr James 'Thunder' Early (played by Eddie Murphy doing James-Brown-styles, ala his brilliant 80s stand-up). When they get a chance to fly solo and their stars sour, internal rivalries test the girl's friendship.
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79 %208 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
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"Finally. After "The Phantom of the Opera," "Rent" and "The Producers" botched the transfer from stage to screen, Dreamgirls gets it right. Bill Condon's adaptation of the 1981 show about a Motown trio's climb to crossover stardom pulls off the fundamental double-act those three musical pics all missed: It stays true to the source material while standing on its own as a fully reimagined movie..."
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Variety
Variety"The sigh you will hear across the country in the next few weeks is the sound of a gratified audience: a great movie musical has been made at last..."
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The New Yorker
The New Yorker"If there is a disappointment, it is this: The anticipation may have exceeded the realization. It's a damn good commercial movie, but it is not the film that will revive the musical or win over the world..."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter"The film has strong roles, good actors and a compelling story ... But it has, with only a couple of exceptions, a pedestrian score that sounds like generic show-music schlock and lyrics that are not distinctive..."
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San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco Chronicle"This baby dazzles like nothing else anywhere..."
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Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone"Dreamgirls is the entire musical package, a triumph of old school on-screen glamour, and we wouldn't want it any other way..."
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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times"Dreamgirls is a better musical than "Chicago" or "Rent," but then, that isn't really saying much..."
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Award winner- Winner of the Best Supporting Actress (Hudson) Award at the 2007 Academy Awards | Golden Globe winner for Best Film (Musical or Comedy), Supporting Actor (Eddie Murphy), and Supporting Actress (Hudson)
- Runtime
- 130
- Genre
- Country of origin
- USA
