Reviewing movies is an incredibly hard task. You have to take into consideration every aspect of the film, and unless you're packed with cash and have an unbareable patience for watching movies all day long, you are only able to watch it once. And with that said, you often times aren't able to take into consideration the downpoints of the film unless their completely obvious, such as the mistakes found in recent films like Evan Almighty and in Transformers (such as the completely useless and uncompfortable quote: "Criminals are HOT!"... yah...).
Well, the thing about Hairspray is you don't need to see it more than once to know that this is an outstatnding and amazing film. But with that said, that doesn't mean I won't see it multiple more times, because I surely will.
The movie is based on the original movie that was released years prior and the Broadway musical that was first shown in 2002. Just like the two previous projects, John Waters is heavily involved in this movie, and during the beginning appears in it (as the flasher). The story revolves around ethnic and prejudice difficulties that were common time in the 1960's (when the movie takes place), though unlike the past - it adds lots and lots of music that makes you just want to jump up and dance! Nothing is particularly offensive to anyone, or atleast wasn't supposed to be...
The actors are wide-ranged and each do a notable part at playing their characters. They all seem to hit the spot perfectly, though I do have a few minor gripes with Travolta's portrayal of Edna: In the original film and in the musical, she had a lovable yet scratchy voice that fit perfectly, though this time around John Travolta tries to add a softness to it, which ultimately turns flat... thankfully though it wasn't drastic. Even if her (or his, mind you) voice wasn't Edna like, it did have a great Baltimore feel to it, clearly shown when the character says such things as "iron" and so on.
Seriously, this is one of those few summer movies this year that are must-sees. While Chuck & Larry basically fails to deliver any notable comedy, Hairspray more than makes up for it by not only adding tasteful humor, though also having a fun and cute story and wonderful music. Transformers isn't for everyone, Chuck & Larry is probably for no one, so it's good to see one of my favorite musicals get a great film that surpassed my high expectations!
Overall score - 9.3/10
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