Dreamgirls

I had imagined that this was going to be the “it” movie this holiday season with all its hype, unfortunately this was not the case. Eddie Murphy knocks one out, though, with his energetic James Brown-like performer with many dark problems. And for newcomer Jennifer Hudson, who’s been getting all the rave reviews? I can’t say that I felt the same way. I mean, her vocal range is amazing, but her acting chops? Not so much. It would be a better movie if it were a musical in the sense that there are musical performances on a stage, not however, where Jamie Foxx is strutting down an alley “singing” cheesy lyrics. It’s all a bit too melodramatic, and a bit too giddy with using montages.