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By Michael A. Smith (689) for Nolan's Pop Culture Review (315) on 01 Jan 2007

Murphy delivers both musically and dramatically and I will be shocked if both he and Hudson aren't nominated for Academy Awards…

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By Mike Mcgranaghan (1,821) for Aisle Seat (1,783) on 01 Jan 2007

[The director] combines solid storytelling, top-notch production design, and stylish camera/editing techniques to make you think of Dreamgirls…

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By Daniel M. Kimmel (1,403) for Worcester Telegram & Gazette (604) on 31 Dec 2006

while it may not hit the heights like Chicago, it's the first musical since then with a shot at scoring with audiences…

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By Lawson Taitte (4) for Dallas Morning News (1,592) on 29 Dec 2006

Dreamgirls sizzles most of the time, giving us a slightly Broadway-ized look at an important part of the history of American pop music…

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By Moira Macdonald (1,892) for Seattle Times (3,524) on 29 Dec 2006

Dreamgirls wraps you up in its music, like a velvet coat of sound, and when it's over you feel warmed, happy and thoroughly entertained…

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By Carla Meyer (580) for Sacramento Bee (806) on 29 Dec 2006

Sometimes a splashy movie musical can be just the thing…

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By Amy Biancolli (582) for Houston Chronicle (970) on 29 Dec 2006

Joy is defined as Dreamgirls, an ecstatic dose of pure top-down Motown tight-harmony effervescence that takes a hit Broadway musical about…

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By Jeff Vice (1,455) for Deseret News (Salt Lake City) (1) on 29 Dec 2006

The real star here is former American Idol contestant Jennifer Hudson, who manages to steal the movie out from under Murphy, as well as some…

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By Lisa Kennedy (833) for Denver Post (1,096) on 29 Dec 2006

It's fun. It's candy…

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By Ross Anthony (612) for Hollywood Report Card (612) on 29 Dec 2006

Soapy story line, campy dialogue-to-song transitions balanced by top notch production, hardy performances. Overall - good musical fun…

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By Eleanor Ringel Gillespie (205) for Atlanta Journal-Constitution (910) on 29 Dec 2006

Dreamgirls is like a really fabulous party. The next morning, you don't remember anything special that happened, but you know you had a blast…

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By Eleanor Ringel Cater (614) for Atlanta Journal-Constitution (910) on 29 Dec 2006

Dreamgirls is like a really fabulous party. The next morning, you don't remember anything special that happened, but you know you had a blast…

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By Phoebe Flowers (256) for South Florida Sun-Sentinel (746) on 28 Dec 2006

What [director] Condon cannot do is instill in Dreamgirls any beguiling qualities, any magic that would make even those resistant to musicals…

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By David Cornelius (645) for eFilmCritic.com (5,125) on 27 Dec 2006

This is a big, brassy, sometimes messy, often electric musical experience…

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By Sean P. Means (2,056) for Salt Lake Tribune (1,927) on 27 Dec 2006

Condon... propels Dreamgirls like a freight train, hard-charging and unstoppable…

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By Sean O'connell (919) for Charlotte Weekly (185) on 26 Dec 2006

(Hudson) isn't the only person in the movie, just the best; and the lightweight story about the perils of fame grows significantly heavier…

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By Donald Munro (227) for Fresno Bee (603) on 26 Dec 2006

While Dreamgirls doesn't quite measure up to Chicago in terms of sheer, self-assured exhilaration, it's strong and sure enough to be declared…

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By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 26 Dec 2006

Jennifer Hudson becomes the take-no-prisoners raison d'etre of this extraordinarily slight soap-opera dance run through a 'Motown for Dummies…

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By Tony Medley (1,109) for tonymedley.com (461) on 26 Dec 2006

Good story and acting. The music is mediocre at best and far too loud. Bring ear plugs…

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By Bill Muller (519) for Arizona Republic (3,909) on 26 Dec 2006

How many of us have a chance to visit Broadway and see an A-quality show…

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