http://www.ohiomm.com/blogs/heldenfiles/2006/12/13/dreamgirls/ Movies, TV and Popular Culture with Rich Heldenfels Wed, 08 Oct 2008 02:13:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://www.ohiomm.com/blogs/heldenfiles/2006/12/13/dreamgirls/#comment-738 Madeleine Tue, 02 Jan 2007 14:17:12 +0000 http://www.ohiomm.com/blogs/heldenfiles/?p=881#comment-738 Although I enjoyed "Dreamgirls", and I agree with you that Jennifer Hudson definitely stole the show, I'm afraid I disagree with your assessment that this is an award-winning film. Some of the lyrics for the songs sung during non-performance times were too much like dialogue and could've used some help from the likes of musical masters. (Ironic, considering Bill Condon wrote the screenplay for Chicago.) And while Beyonce Knowles' character in the beginning was "smaller", once she became the star of the show, she never captured the essence of the diva she represented. Although I enjoyed "Dreamgirls", and I agree with you that Jennifer Hudson definitely stole the show, I'm afraid I disagree with your assessment that this is an award-winning film. Some of the lyrics for the songs sung during non-performance times were too much like dialogue and could've used some help from the likes of musical masters. (Ironic, considering Bill Condon wrote the screenplay for Chicago.) And while Beyonce Knowles' character in the beginning was "smaller", once she became the star of the show, she never captured the essence of the diva she represented.

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