Dreamgirls ***
(First Viewing)

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

I'm not a fan of the musical genre, but this was a great movie and I'd say another one of last year's best movies. Jaime Foxx, Beyoncé Knowles and Eddie Murphy were all great in their respective roles. Although when Jennifer Hudson sang "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going," I think that was one of the worst acting jobs to a song I've ever seen.