Established soulstress Beyonce and Oscar-winning newcomer Jennifer Hudson slug it out for lead vocals in this lung-busting diva-thon from Chicago writer Bill Condon. Eddie Murphy is on splendid dramatic form in a dignity-defying wig as a Little Richard-style soul man while Jamie Foxx plays the cad as a slippery car salesman-turned-music manager. Get your funk on for a musical that overcomes all obstacles with sheer singalong bravura.
