Year of Release: 2007Country of Origin: USA, UK
Director: Adam Shankman
Cast: Nikki Blonsky, John Travolta, Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher Walken
Plot outline: Pleasantly plump teenager Tracy Turnblad teaches 1962 Baltimore a thing or two about integration after landing a spot on a local TV dance show (IMDb).
I previously thought that "Hairspray" didn't seem like something I would enjoy; and this is not the first time in my life that I was wrong! This movie turns out to be one of the most fun and enjoyable musicals since "Grease" in 1978. Set in the early 60s when hairspray rules the hairdos and candy palette colours the teenage fashion, underneath all the glitz and glitter there lies an important message of tolerance - acceptance of things that are different. The future is certainly coming and it is unstoppable. The future is represented by the newcomer Nikki Blonsky - she is unstoppably spunky, determinant and yet adorable. In today's world where Hollywood dictates that beauty is skinniness, it's good to see a big girl takes centre stage. John Travolta is queerly motherly big and yet agile, Michelle Pfeiffer is perfectly obnoxious as a villainess, while Christopher Walken is eccentrically charming and hilarious. The ending is a pleasant surprise. The soundtrack is for sure lovable.
My judgement: *** out of 4 stars
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