Hairspray Reviews

Infectiously fun musical with a message.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5

The main point of a movie musical is the song and dance, and that's where the relentlessly happy "Hairspray" packs a knockout punch.

Full Review | Original Score: A-

Unlike many of the hairdos on display in the film, "Hairspray" is anything but stiff.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5

One of those stage-to-film adaptations that leave very little doubt that as good as everything is in the film, it was consistently better on stage.

Full Review | Original Score: 6/10

I actually can't remember the last time a movie opening made me so cheerful.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5

Thinking big is exactly what this extravaganza of a musical does to perfection, as it brings the Broadway musical hit to the screen with aerosol cans filled with energy, joy and star power

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...[a] refreshingly jubilant spin on filmmaker Waters' classic tongue-in-cheek tune-maker Hairspray...spirited pizzazz and a peppy ode to retro-artistic sentimentality

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4

The young and old cast division creates a colourful world of people and ideals. It's an abstraction of an era made resonant, contemporary, and purely joyful.

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Unlike Eddie Murphy's exploitively unfunny attempts at fat and female, John Travolta makes his character absolutely endearing and charming by playing it relatively low-key.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5

'Hairspray': An unabashed, unapologetic movie musical that nearly jumps off the screen and challenges all of your silly hang-ups about movie musicals

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Refrescante e inolvidable ejemplo de lo que debe ser un musical. Shankman revive el espíritu de los musicales de antaño, con una cinta llena de color, energía y corazón.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4

Hairspray is a frothy musical about the deep topics of hate due to race, weight, or background, and of course following your dream and your heart. It couldn't be more positive if it had an extra proton, and it's hilarious and beautifully done. Please, s

Full Review | Original Score: 5/5

When Blonsky dances, it's embarrassing.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/10

This is born-again anti-establishmentarianism.

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Zac Efron, the star of the popular Disney Channel production "High School Musical," is a triple threat on screen. As I sat in the theatre and listened to the audience and their reactions I couldn't help but think this guy could turn out to be this generat

Full Review | Original Score: 4/4

Fellas, there are going to be a lot of little hotties at this movie. Here is an ideal place to catch them off-duty, their hair up in scrunchies. No, it won't turn you gay.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/4

Near perfectly coiffed as a bit of fluffy summer escapism

Full Review | Original Score: 7/10

As an adaptation of an adaptation, Hairspray beats the odds against turning a musical based on a film into a credible movie.

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Silly, wears thin, but loads of fun

Full Review | Original Score: B

... the movie envelops its audience with good vibrations.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4