A Lavish Dream

I remember watching the movie musical "Chicago" before and I felt like "Wow!,It's the finest I've ever heard (seen),now comes this movie Dreamgirls,(know what?)...Chicago will just be a long lost memory.

From it's fabulous production number (also designs),the blithe acting of Eddie Murphy,and the luminous performance of Jennifer Hudson as she loquaciously belts the most memorable song numbers in a musical(ever),this movie enamors your deepest emotions and will raise every sensitive hair of yours with each powerful and eerie performances and sequences,from start 'till finish.

Elegant in their costumes,(Beyonce is the most wonderful creature I've ever seen),outstanding musical scoring and compositions,This film was delicately woven and sculptured effectively,from the smallest details (back-ups) to the primed elements (actors),and alas! It's another treasure to keep in the film history.

Effie White, Deena Jones, and Lorrell Robinson - three friends from Chicago - are a promising singing trio called The Dreamettes. Accompanied by their songwriter C.C. White (Effie's brother), they travel to New York to compete in a talent show at the Apollo Theatre. Although the girls lose this first bid for fame, their talent attracts an ambitious manager by the name of Curtis Taylor, Jr., who uses unscrupulous tactics to move the girls from backup singers of superstar James "Thunder" Early to superstars of their own. Curtis reshapes the group to "crossover" from R & B to the lucrative pop music scene. Lead singer Effie gets replaced by the more attractive Deena and is eventually dropped from the trio. The group evolves into a more sophisticated group, The Dreams, with a lighter sound and chic look. They successfully attract a "whiter" audience and The Dreams rise to international stardom. The money, fame, and adulation, however, doesn't bring them happiness.

"SCENE STEALER"
Jennifer Hudson's superb acting (singing or vice versa) is the life of the movie. She owns the entire film and her opulent greatness in every scene earned her an award from various award giving bodies (including the most coveted Oscars) as the Best Supporting Actress (for me,she should be on the list of Best Actresses but she was nominated as support,I think there were qualifications; which I have no idea). Her version of "And I am telling you I'm not going" is the heart of all the parts,she refurbished the song passionately with no holds barrier.It's a must see.

The film,(even if it garnered 2 trophies (only) at the Oscars recently) is indeed a masterpiece.

"Isn't music supposed to express what people are feeling?" someone asks along the way.

"Music is supposed to sell," Curtis (Foxx)responds.

Vivacious and in some point quiet touching. This movie tells us that money,glamor and fame is not everyting,It only means nothing when your not being with someone and much worse is not staying who you really are.

"All of my life I've been a fool,Who said I can do it on my own,How many good friends have I already lost?,How many dog nights have I known?,Walking down that wrong road,There was nothing I could find,All those years of darkness,Looking for some light...."