Review of Hairspray (2007) by Armond White for New York Press — 17 Jul 2007
Based on John Waters' 1988 satire of civil rights-era nostalgia, this movie-musical adaptation makes the same mistake as the 2002 Broadway incarnation -- it domesticates Waters' parodistic anarchy into general-audience silliness.
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This review of Hairspray (2007) was written by Armond White and published by New York Press on 17 Jul 2007.
Hairspray has generally received positive reviews.
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