Dreamgirls (2006) Reviews & Ratings

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Dreamgirls reviews

Dreamgirls holds a 6.7/10 average from 1,113 TMDB ratings.

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 "…
— CinemaSerf (7/10)

A trio of female soul singers cross over to the pop charts in the early 1960s, facing their own personal struggles along the way.

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