Hairspray

 (2007)

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  • Critics Rating 200 critics
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User Reviews

"Hairspray" a toe-tapping treat
Apr 16, 2008
rhr702 - yahoo.com
If you are not infected with the joy of "Hairspray" than there isn't a movie musical that can make you smile. The cast is great - from newcomer Nikki Blonsky, who really carries the story, to an incredibly well-cast group of... Full review
just wonderful
Jan 31, 2008
kacsnapper - yahoo.com
Sometimes a movie comes out that just makes you feel good - this is it! Singing, dancing, a great story and an awesome cast makes this 1 a keeper!! We saw this on Broadway last year and it was like we... Full review
YOU CAN'T THE BEAT!!
Jan 31, 2008
tealbeauty - yahoo.com
I JUST SAW HAIRSPRAY AND MAN IT WAS TRULY MAGIC. I AM A HUGE FAN OF THE PREVIOUS VERSION BUT THIS ONE IS BY FAR THE BEST. QUEEN LATIFAH, JOHN TRAVOLTA, CHRISTOPHER WALKEN AND AMANDA BYNES REALLY STOLE THE SHOW FOR... Full review
wow
Jan 31, 2008
watsonbs1012 - yahoo.com
i have never seen a better movie. this movie was really good and nothing but GREASE tops this. John Travolta, Zac Efron, Queen Latifah and others all together in this awesome movie.... Full review
'Hairspray' Sprays This Summer With Fun!!!!!
Aug 25, 2007
dramanerd218 - yahoo.com
I have never seen a better performed musical that 'Hairspray'!! The first time I heard about 'Hairspray' was when the show first started on Broadway! I was like "Big Deal, a stupid musical about hairspray"(which it has nothing really to do... Full review
New Musical HAIRSPRAY is Fab, Full-Figured Fun!
Jul 23, 2007
Dorian Tenore-Bartilucci - imdb.com
My family and I saw the movie version of the Broadway musical adaptation of John Waters' 1988 comedy HAIRSPRAY on its opening weekend. It's unanimous: this HAIRSPRAY is a big, bright, joyful 1960s song-and-dance extravaganza, and we all urge you... Full review
Waterish Fun
Jul 21, 2007
marcosaguado - imdb.com
Not that I'm surprised that I liked it but yes that I liked it as much as I did. Keeping some of the lovely John Water garishness but mainstreaming it enough to make it mainstream. John Travolta in the Divine... Full review
The Ultimate Feel Good Film!
Jul 16, 2007
klme - imdb.com
I just saw Hairspray the movie at the 5th Avenue Theater in Seattle--the same theater where Hairspray the musical premiered five years ago. It could be that I am just dizzied by the dashing good looks of Zac Efron, but... Full review
Great, cheesy fun!
Jul 16, 2007
newma_nbway - imdb.com
Obviously a big-budget, flashy musical remake of a John Waters film is never going to be as subversive or as comically edgy as its predecessors, but one of the good things about HAIRSPRAY is that it never intends to be.... Full review
Had it not been for a free pass to an advance screening, I must admit that my friends would have had trouble getting me to see 'Hairspray.' I don't mind musicals but 'Hairspray' didn't seem like something I'd enjoy. Not... Full review

Critics Reviews

| Oct 02, 2009
Chicago Tribune
is one of the best musicals of the past decade.....Unstoppable 'Hairspray' is Marriott Theatre at its heartfelt, upbeat best....because this fine actor understands.... ... Full Review
| Oct 02, 2009
Chicago Tribune
is one of the best musicals of the past decade.....because this fine actor understands.... ... Full Review
| Jan 29, 2009
Urban Cinefile
Laugh out loud funny, touching and dramatic in turns, Hairspray is totally satisfying as musical comedy and also has something to say: you don't have to be the same as everyone else to be a valuable human being. Beautifully structured and cleverly directed by Adam Shankman (his best work to date), Hairspray pushes all the right buttons from start to finish. ... Full Review
| Jan 05, 2009
Cinema Blend
The title is a reference to John Waters' original title for Hairspray , but also ties into the story in a different way as well. ... Full Review
| Jan 05, 2009
Actress Archives
Blonsky says, "Zac has said he'd love to do it again, and I know Brittany Snow is down for sure.

News

Zap2it reports on some upcoming GLEE details, shared by executive producer/creator Ryan Murphy at a press conference today. On upcoming guest directors, Murphy reveals: " Adam Shankman is doing one, I think that's great. ... Full Article

ABC's new upcoming tv show " Huge" tells the story of teenagers struggling at a weight-loss camp. Huge is a quirky drama based on Sasha Paley's book, helmed by 'My So-Called Life' creator Winnie Holzman and starring Nikki Blonsky and... ... Full Article

Because TV shows are largely populated with thin, attractive white people, there's a tendency for anyone who's an outlier to be defined entirely by what makes them different. ... Full Article

It took me about 15 minutes to realize that the surly teen at the center of "Huge" (8 p.m. ABC Family) was being played by Nikki Blonsky, right, who lit up the screen in "Hairspray." ... Full Article

Shipped off to fat camp by her parents, teenage Willamina ("I prefer Will") is not a happy camper. "Sorry, I'm down with my fat," she tells the camp director. ... Full Article

NEIL PATRICK HARRIS, KARA DIOGUARDI and HAIRSPRAY director ADAM SHANKMAN are teaming up to find a new CINDERELLA in California's shopping malls. The producers of hit shows Footloose and The Wedding Singer have teamed up with bosses at Westfield Shopping... ... Full Article

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