There was something very poignant about Dream Girls - at least for me - maybe it was all the motown 70's rhythms and strong female vocals that got me. But even just eight minutes into the film, it did occur to me that Jennifer Hudson deserves every award and accolade she gets for her creation of Effie White. This is an annoying character, but with whatever she has, Hudson manages to locate the sympathy the audience requires to make a connection with her. And then there's her big, brassy voice which is so much bigger tan who she is. And then it is pure joy to hear Eddie Murphy and Beyonce and Jamie Foxx sing. Beside's it's a musicale. Who doesn't love a musical?
Letters from Iwo Jima is a good movie overall, mostly because of performances by Ken Watanabe and the newcomer who created Saigo, the Japanese baker-turned-very-reluctant soldier. Not without flaws, but really, hardly anything is these days. Some of the subplots were a bit old in a you-could-see-it-coming kind of way. I also thought there were pacing problems. Still, Clint Eastwood knows how to tell a story, and we are able to rest confidently in his able hands. When you think about his work - The Unforgiven, The Bridges of Madison County and Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil - there is no disputing he is truly a master, for this movie and hopefully more...
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I feel like I'm the only one who didn't like Dream Girls. Sure, maybe I did have to watch in a hotel in Saigon from a pirated DVD so crappy the words spoken weren't quite in synch with the actors' lips, but it just seemed too cheesy to me. Yes, she can sing. But I thought the fused "musical" genre with the realistic genre didn't work. Plus, I kept waiting for them to plunge the depths of the J. Hudson character but they never did.
So there's that. And I wanted Meryl Streep to win. It's almost like she was TOO flawless in that bitchy role to win. You know?
Anne
I haven't seen both but plan to. Anyway, I remember the day I watched "Unforgiven." I was dragged to the movies by my roommate and his buddies; being the only girl, I was outvoted. I didn't know anything about it then, but figured it was a Clint Eastwood starrer so it was just another shoot-em-up-bang-bang kind of movie. Or at least that's what the guys were hoping for.
When we left the theater, I was the only one who completely loved it. The rest were either confused.
PS: Bridges movie - I remember watching it reluctantly because I thought the book was "Mills and Boon" for boys. And so I found myself embarrassed when I couldn't stop crying during the movie!
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