QueerVamp20

First and foremost I have seen a lot of musicals in my life the ones I did not like the most we're mostly ones from the 40s and 50s.

this movie cannot be compared to any other musical as it is the most original story and musical of its time.

Though it is a TV adaptation of an old musical it is still a groundbreaking movie for many reasons.

The music has a lovely old school r&b and funk sound with some amazing vocal artist who are actually actresses that nobody truly would have guessed could sing as well as they do.

The story speaks of sisterhood betrayal love and a true undertone of how racism many singers of that day. Not only do I feel changed after seeing this as in the sense of understanding a different perspective of African American musician struggles from a time I was not born.

I had no idea Eddie Murphy could sing so well. Beyonce shines with her vocal ability showing a side of her I've never known not even in Carmen a hip hopera. and the new Jennifer Hudson steals the stage with an amazing vocal talent and stage presence unlike any seen prior to this. the songs are beautiful unique and have a wonderful style in the instrumentation and the vocal presentation the lyrics may not be phenomenal but the Deliverance is.

Unlike a lot of other musicals that choreography is settle because in the African American culture never does anyone have to compensate with choreography when the vocal ability outshines even the best choreography this movie has rhythm and soul and a unique representation of a subtle true many have forgotten today.

I encourage every person to see this movie who is a musical lover. Honestly I believe a lot of people don't like this movie because of racism. I personally know that a lot of racism exist today and though I'm not African American I was born in the ghetto and all my friends were I am also gay and it would discrimination feels like there is no reason to give this movie a 1 out of 10 I've seen way worse movies in this I give it a 10 out of 10 it deserves it this is not bias.

I am one of the smaller percentage of people who views things as though the glass is half full. Being a fan of many remakes, but more so being a fan of Idina Menzel could make this review somewhat bias. However, I will review this movie remake as though my love for Idina Menzel wasn't reason enough to love it.

I love several of Bette Midler's movies. My favorite is "For The Boys" costarring James Caan. Bette has an interesting way of singing that comes off as though she developed the ability to sing through training alone. Sometimes Bette's singing bothers me. Loving her remake of Gypsy but not truly feeling the classical atmosphere as the original could easily make the average critic not enjoy it.

But we are here to review her movie remake "Beaches" with Idina Menzel and Nia Long. The following are the reasons why I love this remake.

1) New music. You have to be able to stomach Idina Menzel's voice to love the music in this movie. Wicked the musical and both Frozen movies are only 2 places you will hear her amazing unique way of delivering a song.

2) Diversity, I love how her best friend in this movie was a different color than in the original, Being a white male who has connected and related to mostly African american women gives me a personal connection to the changes in this remake.

3) A shorter movie. Sometimes I think people make movies way too long, and sometimes not long enough. The original movie was way too long, often taking extended moments of nothing important going on making my attention span shorter than usual. I felt like the pace in this version was way better.

I am not going to talk about what I didn't like about it because, again I am looking at the glass as half full. Lower budget, smaller names, being a lifetime movie is what hurt the execution and costuming, set, etc that made this movie look less than the original. Plus there isn't much of a backing score when CiCi is not singing. Anyway, I loved it, and will always love it because I am the one who generally loves the remakes everyone else hates - I love Idina Menzel, love Nia Long (Single Mom's Club) - and I find Idina Menzel to have far greater talent in singing than Bette Midler - Love the original - but love this one more