Synopsis
A trio of female soul singers cross over to the pop charts in the early 1960s, facing their own personal struggles along the way.
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Cast
- Jamie FoxxCurtis Taylor Jr.
- BeyoncéDeena Jones
- Eddie MurphyJames "Thunder" Early
- Danny GloverMarty Madison
- Jennifer HudsonEffie White
- Anika Noni RoseLorrell Robinson
- Keith D. RobinsonC.C. White
- Sharon LealMichelle Morris
- Hinton BattleWayne
- Mariah Iman WilsonMagic
Recommendations
- 100
Newsweek
The movie belongs to Hudson as the proud, self-destructive Effie. When she's center stage, Dreamgirls transports you to movie musical heaven. - 100
New York Daily News
Hudson, taking over the role of Effie played on stage by Jennifer Holliday, is in charge of Dreamgirls from her opening scene, blowing away Grammy-winner Beyoncé Knowles, Oscar-winner Jamie Foxx and anyone else who gets in her way. - 90
Variety
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. - 88
Rolling Stone
This baby dazzles like nothing else anywhere. - 88
ReelViews
Dreamgirls is good and at times it touches greatness. - 83
Entertainment Weekly
Dreamgirls is the rare movie musical with real rapture in it. - 80
The Hollywood Reporter
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. - 80
Time
It's great to see a movie musical with a smart sense of the genre. All Dreamgirls lacks is the amazing energy and passion of the original.
