The black tones are true and strong which adds a depth to the production. The colors are sharp and bold in the girl's costumes while muted in other spots to represent 1960's downtown Detroit area.
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The Director's Extended Edition Blu-ray combo pack is presented in 1080p high definition video and DTS:X audio. Her performance is so powerful it is no shock that she won an Oscar.
Hudson sent chills through me and not just when she was singing. We alternately pity and despise Effie, ultimately relishing her triumph over her past. Knowles and Noni Rose are great for their parts and their vocal talents are fantastic but Hudson has the meaty role and is the clear scene-stealer every moment she is on screen. Murphy embodies the 1960's soulful singer while Foxx is the smooth businessman who launches successful singing groups (the character is said to be based on Berry Gordy, Jr.). As the stars align and the planets converge, you can sense that this film is something special and it really is. (Jamie Foxx Ray) everything falls apart for Effie while "The Dreams" continue to have success.ĭreamgirls is what happens when you have an amazing cast teamed up with a terrific director and an award-winning soundtrack. When Deena gets together with Effie's boyfriend and the group's manager, Curtis Taylor, Jr.
As they become bigger stars, Effie continually does things to sabotage herself, eventually getting kicked out of the group altogether. At first, content to be in the background, things change when they get their big break.Įffie, who is the best singer in the group, is switched to supporting singer behind Deena and she starts getting individualized attention causing Effie to become more and more jealous. When they are "discovered" at amateur night, they suddenly end up becoming back up singers for James "Thunder" Early (Eddie Murphy Beverly HiIls Cop). While the story seems to have similarities with the real-life drama that supposedly played out behind the scenes of the successful female trio, The Supremes, the creators have denied there is any connection.Įffie (Hudson), Deena (Beyonce Knowles Foxxy Cleopatra) and Lorrell (Anika Noni Rose Everything, Everything) are the Dreamettes, a girl vocal trio trying to get their big break in the 1960's Detroit show business scene. In 2006, Bill Condon ( Beauty and the Beast – 2017 live-action film) wrote and directed a movie version that won two Oscars and launched Jennifer Hudson's ( American Idol) career.
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Based on the 1960's R&B acts trying and somewhat succeeding to make it in show business, it was nominated for 13 Tony awards, ultimately winning 6 plus two Grammys as well. In 1981, a musical by Henry Krieger and Tom Eyen called Dreamgirls hit Broadway.
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