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37 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100NewsweekDavid AnsenNewsweekDavid AnsenThe movie belongs to Hudson as the proud, self-destructive Effie. When she's center stage, Dreamgirls transports you to movie musical heaven.
- 100New York Daily NewsJack MathewsNew York Daily NewsJack MathewsHudson, taking over the role of Effie played on stage by Jennifer Holliday, is in charge of Dreamgirls from her opening scene, blowing away Grammy-winner Beyoncé Knowles, Oscar-winner Jamie Foxx and anyone else who gets in her way.
- 90VarietyDavid RooneyVarietyDavid RooneyFinally. After "The Phantom of the Opera," "Rent" and "The Producers" botched the transfer from stage to screen, Dreamgirls gets it right. Bill Condon's adaptation of the 1981 show about a Motown trio's climb to crossover stardom pulls off the fundamental double-act those three musical pics all missed: It stays true to the source material while standing on its own as a fully reimagined movie.
- 88Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversThis baby dazzles like nothing else anywhere.
- 88ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliDreamgirls is good and at times it touches greatness.
- 83Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanDreamgirls is the rare movie musical with real rapture in it.
- 80The Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttThe Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttIf there is a disappointment, it is this: The anticipation may have exceeded the realization. It's a damn good commercial movie, but it is not the film that will revive the musical or win over the world.
- 80TimeTimeIt's great to see a movie musical with a smart sense of the genre. All Dreamgirls lacks is the amazing energy and passion of the original.
- 80Village VoiceVillage VoiceCondon grasps what has eluded most of his contemporaries: Anyone can give us the old razzle-dazzle, but what makes a movie musical soar is nothing more or less than the quiet exhilaration of two individuals on the screen, enraptured by song.
- 50New York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinNew York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinI know I'm going to bring down the room by saying I think it's just okay. Well, Jennifer Hudson is more than okay.