Jennifer Hudson

Instead of sounding like a typical Hollywood musical, Dream Girls resembles a classic R&B review as it lovingly guides a Supremes-style soul group from the mod '60s through the stormy '70s. This high-energy approach works, even if all the show-stopping numbers can be exhausting after a while. Beyonce proves she's more than just curvaceous window dressing and Eddie Murphy showcases the kind of raw talent he's been hiding under fat suits for years.

This soundtrack to the film about the rise and fall of a Supremes-like girl group - with
Beyonce in the Diana Ross role - offers some of the lovable Sixties pop you'd hope for.
Easy-grooving stuff like "Steppin' to the Bad Side" and the Eddie Murphy-sung funk workout
"Cadillac Car" are good facsimiles of vintage Motown. One problem: Dreamgirls began as a
Broadway musical, and the soundtrack reprises much of the so-so original mater... More >