Jamie Foxx

Beyoncé

Eddie Murphy

Danny Glover

Jennifer Hudson

Anika Noni Rose

Keith D. Robinson

Sharon Leal

Hinton Battle

Mariah Iman Wilson

Yvette Cason

Ken Page

Ralph Louis Harris

Michael-Leon Wooley

Loretta Devine

John Lithgow

John Krasinski

Alexander Folk

Esther Scott

Bobby Slayton

Jordan Wright

Dawnn Lewis

Jaleel White

JoNell Kennedy

Sybyl Walker

Lesley Nicole Lewis

Eboni Nichols

Arike Rice

Fatima Robinson

Aakomon Jones

Bernard Fowler

Anwar Burton

Tyrell Washington

Rory O'Malley

Laura Bell Bundy

Anne Elizabeth Warren

Ivar Brogger

Daren A. Herbert

Jocko Sims

Pam Trotter

Cleo King

Eddie Mekka

Alejandro Furth

Dilva Henry

Vince Grant

Robert Cicchini

Thomas Crawford

Charles Jones

Robert Curtis Brown

Stephanie Owens

Gilbert Glenn Brown

Marty Ryan

Michael Villani

Gregg Berger

Daniel Riordan

David James

Paul Kirby

Derick Alexander

Yvette Nicole Brown

Nancy Anderson

Joelle Cosentino

Lisa Eaton

Clare Kutsko

Tracy Phillips

Kelleia Sheerin

Mykel Brooks

Johnny Erasme

Cory Graves

J.R. Taylor

Corinthea Henderson

Craig Hollamon

Reginald Jackson

Chuck Maldonado

Anthony Rue II

John Silver

Larry Sims

Black Thomas

Kevin Wilson

Adrian Wiltshire

Earl Wright

Russell "Goofy" Wright

Dominic Chaiduang

Jose Cueva

Omhmar Griffin

Sky Hoffmann

Trevor Lopez-Daggett

Leo Moctezuma

Gabriel Paige

Terrance Spencer

Tony Testa

Quinton Weathers

Jull Weber

Marcel Wilson

Stevie Ray Anthony

Matthew Dickens

Jerohn Garnett

Mario Mosley

Jimmy R.O. Smith

Tank

Bill Condon

Laurence Mark

Patricia Whitcher

Tobias A. Schliessler

Virginia Katz

John Myhre

Nancy Haigh

Sharen Davis

David Geffen

Tom Eyen

Jay Binder

Debra Zane

Lisa Vasconcellos

John Berger

Jann K. Engel

Stacey S. McIntosh

Rich Romig

Steven M. Saylor

Luis G. Hoyos

Donald Frazee

Jennifer Mizener

Gray Marshall

Chris Moseley

Brian Bartolini

Anthony 'Spike' Simms

Newton TerMeer

Leonard Seagal

Colin Anderson

Brianna Hoskins

Jeremy Rich

Tannis Vallely

Lizz Wolf

Elaine Ramires

Yvonne Bastidos

Lori Harris

Demetricus Holloway

Jason Ruder

Tim Boot

Randy Spendlove

Kerry Lyn McKissick

Carolyn Tolley

Joey Pizzi

Richard E. Yawn

David Esparza

Donald Flick

George Simpson

Bob Beemer

Michael Minkler

Camille Friend

Brian A. Tunstall

Deidra Dixon

Erma Kent

Kimberly Kimble

Andrea Jackson

JoAnn Stafford-Chaney

Linda Villalobos

Shutchai Tym Buacharern

Judy Murdock

LaLette Littlejohn

Vera Steimberg

Francesca Tolot

Bob Kretschmer

Alex Romano

Christine Carr

Mike Chiado

Stefan Sonnenfeld

Ian Slater

Willie D. Burton

Gary Dahlquist

Henry Krieger

Matthew Sullivan

Christopher Moriana

Catherine Harper

William 'W' Gilpin

Tomas Voth

Mike Hopkins

Kimberly Lowe Voigt

Kirk Corwin

Dino Parks

Robert Ulrich

John Cenatiempo

Harvey Mason

Lorey Hayes

Dick Ziker

Drama

Music

Dreamgirls

DreamWorks Pictures

Paramount Pictures

Laurence Mark Productions

United States of America

CinemaSerf

Jennifer Hudson is simply superb in this musical roller-coaster of a film. She is "Effie" whom, along with "Deena" (Beyoncé Knowles) and "Lorrell" (Anika Noni Rose), form a trio of singers aspiring to fame and fortune. Along the way, they encounter the usual suite of difficulties - bigotry, racism and misogyny as well as having to deal with their own personal rivalries. They are signed by Detroit used car salesman "Curtis" (Jamie Foxx) to back his established, womanising, star "James Early" (Eddie Murphy) and soon their star seems fixed. That is, until "Curtis" decides to dispense with the services of the temperamental "Effie" and with those of "Early" as he sees his vision for these talented and enigmatic women really take off. At times, it does stray a little too close to domestic melodrama, but for the most part this is a cracking story of how these women prove their own mettle. They regale against the male-dominated music business; increasingly try to assert themselves not just in the industry but with their management but, towards the end, with there own personal relationships before a powerful and vindicating denouement. Henry Kriegen and Tom Eyon have written some strong and powerful lyrics for the ladies to belt out with aplomb, particularly the title song, "It's All Over" and the show stopping "One Night Only". The production detail, photography and general pace of the film really do make for an an engaging watch; the performances are vibrant and frequently the emotion they generate is compelling to watch. Foxx is not the best, to be fair - especially when he bursts into song, but Murphy fares a bit better on that front and all told, this is an entertaining look at just how these women took on and defeated a system and a society that was stacked against them from the start. Parallels with Motown?