Brilliantly written, superbly acted and achingly funny, this is a terrifically entertaining musical that will have you grinning from ear to ear throughout.
Hairspray (2007)
Runtime: 1 hr 47 mins
Genre: Musical & Performing Arts
Starring: Nikki Blonsky, John Travolta, Michelle Pfeiffer, Queen Latifah, Amanda Bynes
Screenwriter: Leslie Dixon, Mark O'Donnell
Producer: Neil Meron, Craig Zadan
Composer: Marc Shaiman
DVD Info
Release:
Aug 11, 2008
DVD Features:
- Keep Case
- Full Frame - 1.33
Audio:
- Dolby Digital 5.1 EX - English
- Dolby Surround 2.0 - English
- Subtitles - English, Spanish - Optional
- Subtitles - English - Closed Captioned
Additional Release Materials:
- Trailers
Reviews
A blast of fresh air, from the vivid sets and costumes to witty directorial touches, funny cameos and spectacularly enjoyable production numbers.
An uplifting singalong that gels the old-style MGM musical with kitsch bubblegum pop.
There's wit here, and a fair amount of entertainment to be had, but don't expect the feral spikiness of the original, as Shankman, a choreographer as well as director, aims to please the very audience whom Waters usually tries to shock.
While Travolta may be the box-office pull, it's Walken who is a revelation. Hairspray is lucky to have him, and so are we.
The new Hairspray isn’t quite as good as the original. But this modern parable for the size zero generation is a mane attraction.
Great fun – and certainly the best musical of the year so far.
A mix of savoury issues and sweet songs that lets the latter win out. It’s short on the subversive vibe of John Waters’ version, but if catchy tunes and a cast having a blast are all you’re after, this will leave a smile.
Hairspray looks like it's sending up the straight, heterosexual world, but it also resembles a big, brightly coloured closet which declines to reveal its contents.
The unexpected pleasure of Hairspray is that it doesn’t beg to differ.
Waters' trashy sensibility combines with some good old-fashioned Broadway pizzazz to create an irresistible, deliciously subversive entertainment.
Offering plenty of body and a lot of lift, Hairspray gels kitsch styling with show-stopping tunes to mould a memorable musical.
Though not as scabrous, as sharp or even as musically memorable as John Waters’ original, it retains much of his filthy, big-hearted sensibility.
Offering plenty of body and a lot of lift, Hairspray gels kitsch styling with show-stopping tunes to mould a memorable musical.
The film works best for me when they are making fun of the racial climate of the 1960s.
An amazing cast sings and dances across the screen with such flair and passion its completely infectious.
Caso tivesse 20 minutos e alguns números musicais a menos, Hairspray poderia ser uma surpresa tão divertida quanto o original (que tampouco é um clássico). Inchado como ficou, porém, é apenas um passatempo pouco memorável.
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