“The movie, inspired by the real-life story of Diana Ross and the Supremes, is probably the first musical in 50 years to channel the extravagant spirit and smooth Technicolor glory of Vincente Minnelli — creator of such iconic films as “An American in Paris” — and yet it’s harnessed to a real, and realistic showbiz story about the rise of an aspiring African American girl group, in which the talented but hefty singer Effie Jennifer Hudson gets shoved out of the spotlight by her lover and manager, Curtis Jamie Foxx, to make way for Deena Beyoncé Knowles, the more attractive singer in the group who has broader crossover appeal.”
Rachel Abramowitz in the Los Angeles Times as reported by David Carr in The New York Times, who says, “In the spirit of the season, the Bagger is going to send Ms. Abramowitz a box of periods, so she won’t always have to use commas.”