"Tracy dreams of being on Baltimore's hippest dance party on TV. Tracy has a passion for dancing but she doesn't fit in. Her plus-sized figure has always set her apart from the cool crowd but her father always encourages her by telling her, "Go for it! You’ve got to think big to be big.” After catching the attention of Corny Collins at her high school dance, Trace wins a spot on his show and becomes an instant sensation."Movie type: Musical Comedy - This is a light, high-spirited period musical in the vein of Grease, with catchy retro-'60s tunes and appeal to a wide variety of ages. Fans of both the older stars and younger ones will find plenty to savor here.
Director: Adam Shankman
Script: John Waters, Leslie Dixon
Starring: John Travolta (Edna Turnblad), Nikki Blonsky (Tracy Turnblad), Amanda Bynes (Penny Pingleton), Christopher Walken (Wilbur Turnblad)
Length: 2 hr. 2 min.
Reviews:
”Good Hairspray exceeded my expectations and, while it isn't my favorite movie of the pool-and-beach season, it's enjoyable enough to earn a recommendation.” Berardinelli, Internet Critic
”Very Good "Hairspray" is just plain fun. Or maybe not so plain. There's a lot of craft and slyness lurking beneath the circa-1960s goofiness. The movie seems guileless and rambunctious, but it looks just right (like a Pat Boone musical) and sounds just right (like a Golden Oldies disc) and feels just right...” Roger Ebert
”Good John Travolta may stand out as a plus-size laundress who is hesitant, drab and retiring, but Hairspray is a consistently flashy, rousing and rambunctious movie spectacle.” USA Today
”Good A cotton-candy gloss on gleeful provocateur John Waters' sweetest movie, director-choreographer Adam Shankman and screenwriter Leslie Dixon's adaptation of the Broadway musical is so cute, sugary, bubbly and eager to please that its essential blandness could almost go unnoticed.” TV Guide Online
Source:
cinemareview.com
29.08.2007