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Movie
description |
-Beyonce
Knowles
-Jennifer
Hudson
-Jamie
Foxx
The
1982
Tony-Award-winning
musical
DREAMGIRLS
shimmies
its
way
to
the
big
screen
with
a
stellar
cast
and
undeniable
sheen.
Set
in
1960s
Detroit,
DREAMGIRLS
follows
the
commercial
and
cultural
struggles
of
the
R&B
recording
industry,
through
the
rise
of
the
Dreamettes
(later
shortened
to
just
the
Dreams)
from
backup
singers
to
headlining
international
superstars.
The
trio--Deena
(Beyoncé
Knowles),
Effie
(Jennifer
Hudson),
and
Lorrell
(Anika
Noni
Rose)--soon
discover
the
harsh
reality
behind
the
glamour
of
fame
and
fortune,
as
the
group's
controlling
and
shady
manager,
Curtis
Taylor
Jr.
(Jamie
Foxx),
uses
them
to
help
build
his
musical
empire
and
capture
his
dream
of
crossing
over
from
R&B
to
the
pop
charts.
He
sacrifices
Effie's
immense
talent
as
lead
singer
for
Deena's
stunning,
more
mainstream
look
to
sell
the
sound,
pushing
marketable
appeal
over
musical
artisanship--and
compromising
the
ambitions
of
his
protégés.
Since
its
Broadway
debut,
DREAMGIRLS
has
been
widely
rumored
to
be
inspired
by
the
hugely
successful
girl-group
the
Supremes,
as
well
as
some
of
Motown's
biggest
players.
Knowles's
Deena
portrays
a
Diana
Ross-like
character,
radiant
in
miraculous
recreations
of
the
hairstyles
and
fashions
that
made
Ross
timeless,
while
Foxx's
Taylor
exemplifies
the
style
of
influential
Motown
Records
founder
Berry
Gordy
Jr.
Former
AMERICAN
IDOL
contestant
Jennifer
Hudson
makes
her
feature-film
debut
delivering
a
knockout
performance
as
the
larger-than-life
Effie,
and
Eddie
Murphy
is
believable
as
the
misunderstood
James
Brown-like
character
of
Jimmy
"Thunder"
Early.
Vibrant
with
colorful
costumes
and
sleek
backdrops,
the
film
flows
effortlessly
from
dialogue
to
musical
numbers,
each
song
capturing
the
richness
of
the
talented
cast
and
the
essence
of
the
era,
endlessly
soaring
with
fast-paced
excitement
and
nonstop
emotion.
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