Hairspray Reviews

I was a bit surprised at how much I enjoyed Hairspray We first saw it at the theater and then bought it when it came out on DVD.

Hairspray is a story about Tracy, (Nikki Blonsky) a pudgy teenage girl who dreams of two things: being a dancer on the The Corny Collins Show (think American Bandstand) and the girlfriend of her popular schoolmate, Link (Zac Efron), who is already on the show. Tracy and her best friend, Penny (Amanda Bynes), hurry home everyday after school to catch the show. When one of the regulars unexpectedly takes a break (for 9 months LOL) Tracy sees her chance to get on the show....

My husband and I went to go see Hairspray last night. I got a lot of grief going into the movie from my husband, (who would have preferred Harry Potter or The Simpsons) but we both walked out with a perma-smile. It was a really cute film!

Hairspray had great casting, a good storyline, and fun music. I have to admit that I didnt recall much from years past-- other than Ricki Lake was in the originial.  So, I was pleasantly suprised to see that there was a real story behind the show. And, the casting-- John Travolta in drag is enough to make you go see the film. His girlie impersonations and gestures...

We reviewed the theater section of our Friday newspaper. Hairspray received very high marks. We relied on the review. What a disappointment. The theater was uncrowded for our show.(approximately 7:00 P.M. start) It appears that either more people preferred a later show or  others were more diligent in their research than I and selected a different movie out of the 15 showing. (I generally select a later start time too, but we thought the theater might be too crowded. Nevertheless, there is no substitute for thorough preparation and inquiry.) In my opinion, Travolta and Walken did not...

The absolute best thing about this movie was seeing John Travolta as a woman.  He did a terrific job playing the overweight mother of the main character.  Also, it was comical seeing he & Christopher Walken playing husband & wife.

With that said.....I am so glad I did not go to the theatre to see this.  I know it's a musical, but the singing!!!! OH THE SINGING!!!!!  It was probably 90% horrible singing, accompanied by a little storyline.  If it hadn't been for the fast forward button on the remote, I don't think I could have finished watching the movie.  Everytime they'd break out in song,...

    This was a great movie. It took back to the simple dances and songs. It also reminded me of the different prejudices that were out there in that time period and the many more that are out there today. The acting was great from John Travolta, Queen Latifha, Michelle Pfieffer,Christopher Walken and newcomer Nikki Blonsky as Tracey Turnblad.

    The movie talks about the day to day issues that an over weight teen girl must face. Despite her mother trying to pass on her thoughts of how an overweight person muxt stay secluded and there is no place for an overweight woman in the world outside...

This a great  movie but it is different then the original.  This has more songs/music.  My daughter and I loved this movie but not my son or hubby.  They both said there were way to many singing songs in this movie.  So this movie is not for you if you do not like musicals.

The plot is the same as the original movie but this verision did not have the same acts/scenes as the original movie did.  I did miss the beatnicks in this verision.    I must admit that even though John Travolta gave a terrific performance I do not care for him in drag.  The female star who plays Tracy resembles...