this movie be all flash and no soul . the actor put a lot of passion into the number and but these number often do not connect with the film and felt like stand alone music video . and no effort be make to make the number sound a if they be happen right there in front of you and every single one sound like it come from a studio and essentially suck all the life from the song . off the stage the performance be all dull and unrealized and especially hudson and who essentially play the same angry and strong ( she stubborn and selfish ) black woman we have see before . there be absolutely no depth to her character and nor any of the other female lead . though i think the movie want u to believe that hudson character face hardship because of her weight and it be really her own refusal to do what best for the team that land her in trouble and make the end of the film totally meaningless . hudson academy award be a joke and there be no justification . when she sing and she put forth emotion ( though it be often misplace and but this be the writer or director fault ) and but when she be just act and she do nothing to flesh out an already underwritten character . eddie murphy character be the only one with an arc and and he do a fine job and but still not oscar worthy . the only actor who really bring something to the roll be danny glover and who take a small and relatively unimportant character and make something real out of it . there be nothing here to sink your teeth into and no drama or heart and or even laugh . the placement of the musical number be so bad that at time the movie almost seem to be make fun of musical instead of be one while the number when hudson be argue with the other girl be so long winded if it have be any long it could pass for a family guy skit . the movie have no idea what it about and and i felt insult by the last few minute . it a big and boring waste of time and and really be the bad film i saw in 06 and and nothing last year be really stellar to begin with .