tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640084.post5005397450273003904..comments2023-12-06T09:39:43.731-05:00Comments on StinkyLulu: Jennifer Hudson in Dreamgirls (2006) - Supporting Actress Sundays - Special Wednesday EditionStinkyLuluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11765533714740641857noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640084.post-82711944135141521542007-02-24T02:06:00.000-05:002007-02-24T02:06:00.000-05:00Hudson had certainly sung before Dreamgirls, bring...Hudson had certainly sung before <I>Dreamgirls</I>, bringing us back to the "is singing acting?" debate, as the majority of Effie's character development does take place during her songs. I think it's clear Hudson knows how to do both (sing and act) in song and that factor, combined with her perfect casting and the careful direction of Condon, did indeed add up to a sensational performance Vertigo's Psychohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17701774152300870403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640084.post-50719511773480804082007-02-20T18:18:00.000-05:002007-02-20T18:18:00.000-05:00After my second viewing of Dreamgirls, I felt stro...After my second viewing of Dreamgirls, I felt strongly that I did not need to see this film again for a while. And that's not how I feel about films I think are really wonderful. And much as I was wowed by Hudson's singing I feel no need right now to watch her again. I think the problem with Dreamgirls is it may be too long and has quite a few bland elements, mostly in the scenes with Beyonce andgabrieloakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00460263240309976652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640084.post-83996157211618488192007-02-20T15:23:00.000-05:002007-02-20T15:23:00.000-05:00I actually agree with the "what about me?" moment....I actually agree with the "what about me?" moment. That was one of her most impressive quiet moments. <BR/><BR/>I'm with Stinky and Nathaniel on this one. It's actually quite frustrating that some scenes she just "BOOM" hits it, and others you see what a neophyte she is at acting, cause it looks so painfully paint-by-numbers. But that's not surprising, considering that she is, in fact, a adam k.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13485604493059621307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640084.post-55879173394923993212007-02-20T06:16:00.000-05:002007-02-20T06:16:00.000-05:00Agree that Streisand was phenomenal, Nathaniel (it...Agree that Streisand was phenomenal, Nathaniel (it's one of the richest performances ever, and proves stage-to-screen portrayals don't have to lose their spontaneity, when a dedicated performer grows with the role). However, I believe Hudson brilliantly gets the fundamentals of acting in song (even if the character of Effie doesn't have as many facets as a Fanny Brice or a Sally Bowles) and it's Vertigo's Psychohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17701774152300870403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640084.post-45091736860282640882007-02-20T01:47:00.000-05:002007-02-20T01:47:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Vertigo's Psychohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17701774152300870403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640084.post-39369363723341061262007-02-19T22:53:00.000-05:002007-02-19T22:53:00.000-05:00I liked this performance much more the second time...I liked this performance much more the second time but still... I think part of my reservations about embracing it is what people compare it to. And it feels like sacrilege to me. There is NO WAY that this is comparable to, say, what Barbra Streisand did in her Oscar winning screen debut. She had been an actress for years already (on stage) and it was an incredibly full rounded lived-in NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640084.post-22920007196840027082007-02-19T21:24:00.000-05:002007-02-19T21:24:00.000-05:00You will, stinky, because it's there. You just don...You will, stinky, because it's there. You just don't see it yet.<BR/><BR/>But you will.<BR/><BR/>And even if you don't, what you do see is definitely there and is all that you say it is and more.Craig Hickmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17336837289054015211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640084.post-86605744920787487892007-02-16T09:36:00.000-05:002007-02-16T09:36:00.000-05:00VP: I've taken such opposing views seriously as I...VP: I've taken such opposing views seriously as I've revisited the film (rescreening it, timing it, etc). And I'm left wondering what you (as well as ModFab, Craig, etc) see that I don't. Because I just don't see it. And usually I can see what others praise, even when I don't concur. But this one's hitting a blind spot of mine. I see Jennifer Hudson doing a competent job of following StinkyLuluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11765533714740641857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640084.post-8088690858570531992007-02-16T01:37:00.000-05:002007-02-16T01:37:00.000-05:00Definitely take the opposing view on Hudson. I rea...Definitely take the opposing view on Hudson. I read your original piece before I saw <I>Dreamgirls</I>, and therefore I was looking for times when Jennifer wasn't really pulling her weight in the background. The only time I saw Effie come across as bored or not giving 100% was when, fed up with being forced out of the spotlight, the character appears disenchanted with her situation, and thereforeVertigo's Psychohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17701774152300870403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640084.post-85045363297492658262007-02-16T01:34:00.000-05:002007-02-16T01:34:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Vertigo's Psychohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17701774152300870403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640084.post-73852930831647655852007-02-15T14:59:00.000-05:002007-02-15T14:59:00.000-05:00I think Hudson is least deserving of the five. If ...I think Hudson is least deserving of the five. If we must pit her against the other lead performance in this supporting category, Blanchett mops the floor with her. I'd argue that each of Blanchett's scenes in NOAS are 10 times as invigorating as "And I Am Telling You..." -- a number which would've been fine for primetime but withers on screen (much of the fault for this, though, lies with J.J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07815005929352267468noreply@blogger.com