Hairspray Reviews

Movie Reviews

• the best and most entertaining movie adaptation of a stage musical so far this century

  by Lou Lumenick [New York Post ]

• one of the best times I've had watching a musical for a number of years

  by David Mercier [Film Judge ]

• lively and enjoyable

  by Gary Goldstein [Reel.com ]

• enjoyable enough to earn a recommendation

  by James Berardinelli [ReelViews ]

• an explosion of industrial-strength good cheer, delivered by very smart show-biz pros with wit, passion, and a soup?on of dementia

  by Ty Burr [Boston Globe ]

• a plus-size bundle of fun, despite herky-jerky pacing

  by Peter Travers [Rolling Stone ]

• a memorable musical

  by Will Lawrence [Empire Magazine ]

• a great big sloppy kiss of entertainment for audiences weary of explosions, CGI effects and sequels, sequels, sequels

  by Jack Mathews [NY Daily News ]
• Reviewed by Peter Howell [Toronto Star ]
• Reviewed by Duane Dudek [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ]
• Reviewed by Colin Covert [Minneapolis Star Tribune ]
• Reviewed by Jason Clark [Slant Magazine ]
• Reviewed by Peter Bradshaw [The Guardian ]
• Reviewed by William Arnold [Seattle Post Intelligencer ]
• Reviewed by Michael Sragow [Baltimore Sun ]
• Reviewed by Carina Chocano [LA Times ]

Reader's Reviews

How many stars? 1 [Very Bad] 2 3 4 5 [Excellent]

   

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