Dreamgirls

[MissCaramella]

Originally Posted by kddani

Loved it, though I thought it the acting didn't get REALLY good until the middle and end- the beginning made me wonder, okay, so where's are these great performances.

Jennifer was amazing. My mom had no idea who she was and loved her. I've never heard a theatre so quiet. I hope that her people handle her right and make the right decisions for her... she could end up having one hell of a career.

Beyonce was much less annoying that she has been in previous roles. I really do not understand why she was nominated for Best Actress. Not only because she was not really the lead, but that there was nothing really outstanding about her performance. To me, she has two acting settings- over the top (i.e. Foxy Cleopatra in Austin powers) and flat (most of Dreamgirls). She was pretty good in the last few sequences. But that may also be due to the role itself. I actually forgot that she was Beyonce, which was a good thing. She lost a lot of weight for the role and looks a lot different when she is so thin, and also when she has very little makeup on.

I thought that the rest of the cast was fantastic as well.

About the only time anyone in the room talked was when Jaleel White was on screen- everyone was like hey, there's Urkel!

I agree with all of that, especially the part about Beyonce being nominated for Best Actress. There just wasn't a clear cut lead in the movie, in my opinion.