DREAMGIRLS
(Second Viewing)

Based on the 1981 Broadway musical comes Dreamgirls, a story of greed, tough hate, and romance. Three young women - Deena Jones, Effie White, and Lorrell Robinson - desire to become pop stars and get their wish when they're picked to be backup singers for the legendary James "Thunder" Early. Then they're set free for leads, but Curtis Taylor and Effie's brother C.C. decide for Deena to be lead which upsets Effie.

The casting of this film was great. Eddie Murphy, Jaime Foxx, and Beyoncé Knowles all fit into their roles perfectly. Also, Anika Noni Rose and Sharon Leal worked well as the backup singers to Beyoncé. Really my only beef with the film was Jennifer Hudson. It wasn't that she did a bad job but I just didn't really care about her or her character. I was really disappointed that this film didn't even get a Best Picture nomination. It would have lost out to THE DEPARTED but a nomination would have been nice. I don't understand why CHICAGO won Best Picture just 5 years ago and this film, which is superior, can't even get a nomination?