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Originally posted by DG1
Both Fighting Temptains & CR are low budget films that opened to less than 1,000 theaters. CR was only opened to about 700 theaters... They made back their profit. U tried.
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Fighting Temptations opened at 2,000 theaters, and made $32 million TOTAL, WORLDWIDE, with a $30 mill budget.
Cadillac Records may have had only 700 theaters, but it made $8 million WW, compared to a $12 mill budget. Both are FLOPS.
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Originally posted by iHeartRihanna
It's like Battleship will harm Rihanna's career. Even if it was successful what does that mean for Rihanna? Nothing.
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Actually, at first I was thinking that her debuting in a movie with such a huge production would expand her popularity and fanbase, but after seeing the movie and realizing how irrelevant her role is, I kinda forgot about that. I'm sure if Rihanna wants she can get more roles in high budget movies.
Anyhow, while this pretty much means nothing for Rihanna's movie career - What does it mean for Taylor? two huge movie flops in a row...?
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Originally posted by csybeyking
Her acclaim for Caddilac Records >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
But its nice to see you think people can't become better, nevermind the overexxagerating.
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Girl, what acclaim? Her "she did a nice job" from the NY Times?!?!
Where was her Oscar.
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Originally posted by RihMark
Beyoncé will never, EVER win an Oscar or the entertainment industry is the PITS. Beyoncé is one of the worst pop star turned actresses EVER. She is so talented, but dont EVER, EVER think you can praise her acting. It gets me fuming. She is TERRIBLE. And I have my NY Times reviews ready.
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I have my reviews ready as well. Sit downe. Dont' try it with the Golden Globe nominated, 800 million dollar grossing actress, King B.
New York Times review:
“Cadillac Records” would be worth seeing for the music alone. Mr. Wright’s renditions of Muddy Waters’s signature songs are more than respectable, while Ms. Knowles’s interpretations of Ms. James’s hits — “At Last” and “I’d Rather Go Blind,” in particular — are downright revelatory.
And so, it should be said, is Ms. Knowles’s performance. In her previous film roles she has seemed guarded and tentative, as if worried that her charisma would melt from too much emotional heat. Here, playing a needy, angry, ferociously talented and fantastically undisciplined woman, she is as volcanic and voluptuous as an Italian movie star. Or, more to the point, a real soul diva of the old school.
http://movies.nytimes.com/2008/12/05...matoes&ei=5083
http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/...dillac_records
Beyoncé Knowles could have nabbed an Oscar nomination as Best Supporting Actress. That's how good she is playing it all sexy, sassy and druggy as Etta James, the R&B singer who found the soul in songs like "At Last." Too bad for Knowles that she's only part of Darnell Martin's rushed mess of a movie that jams the story of Chicago-based Chess Records into one incoherent package. Adrien Brody plays Leonard Chess, who started the company in the 1950s with his brother Phil (we hardly see him) to record great blues artists and pay them with Caddys. There's Jeffrey Wright as Muddy Waters, Eamonn Walker's as Howlin' Wolf, and a lively Mos Def as Chuck Berry. It's all a blur, except for the music. That's workin'.
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"And Beyonce Knowles roars with passion, in musical performance and tearful histrionics, as Etta James."
http://www.mlive.com/movies/index.ss...mes_among.html
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She is blessed, however, with a talented cast that shares her belief in the importance of the project. Wright and Mos Def give their best performances in recent memory, Beyoncé finds just the right note of bruised vulnerability, and the intensely charismatic Walker does tremendous work with an underwritten role.
http://www.nydailynews.com/entertain...sthits_ap.html
"Earning the respect she started to win with Dreamgirls, Knowles comes into her own as an actress playing James as an impossibly needy, extravagantly gifted, nearly always over-the-edge artist."
http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertai...,4498183.story
Yet it's Beyoncé Knowles as Etta James who's the movie's revelation. Going in, that seemed unlikely. Knowles looks about as much like Etta James as I do, and when you add in the fact that she executive-produced the movie, the casting sounds suspiciously like a vanity exercise, as a bid for credibility or a chance to play dress-up.
Well, forget that. She's great.
First of all, she has a terrific voice, and this is a movie in which all the actors do their own vocals. She has a gifted singer's capacity for reaching deep into her own emotions with ease, so she hits every song out of the park. What's more, she's a real actress, who brings out James in all her complex shadings - the scalding anger, the pain, the self-hatred, the unwillingness to trust anybody and the helplessness to control her own turbulence.
Knowles gives us a James who is almost a monster, but Chess sees something inside her, the vulnerability she tries to hide, and when James realizes he sees it, the two establish an unspoken connection that's really the loveliest thing in the movie. The reward is a miraculous little scene that Martin films in an extended, extreme close-up, just Knowles' and Brody's faces as they talk. Just beautiful.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...DDGB14GFCC.DTL
And Knowles does her best screen acting to date here, slinking into the movie with a sidelong glance and a "Don't be lookin' at me like I ain't wearin' no drawers." Her Etta acts perpetually disinterested, to avoid disappointment; she even sings "At Last" while looking breezily around the room.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm...5cadillac.html
The cast members do their own singing, and while only Knowles comes close to surpassing the original recordings they’re all perfectly competent.
http://www.kansascity.com/entertainm...ry/922096.html
..current rock superstar Beyonce Knowles is an overpoweringly sexy and lyrically anguished Etta James.
...as mentioned, Beyonce’s Etta James, whom the movie identifies as an illegitimate daughter of pool shark Minnesota Fats -- is a star making role if ever I’ve seen one.
http://www.moviecitynews.com/columni...08/081205.html
Detroit News:
"Beyonce's Etta enters the scene late, but has enough diva moments to fuel a dozen "Dreamgirls."
http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll...=2008812050326
Jeffrey Wright convinces as Muddy Waters and Mos Def dazzles as rock-'n'-roller Chuck Berry, but it's Beyonce who upstages everyone as singer Etta James. Beyonce served as executive producer, so it's no wonder she gets to sing three show-stopping numbers. Fortunately, she has the pipes and the soulful presence to deliver on all three.
http://www.reeltalkreviews.com/brows...feature&id=453
Beyonce Knowles (who also produced) gives James a gritty authenticity this glossy pop star has not reached before.
http://blog.beliefnet.com/moviemom/2...c-records.html
Columbus Short on Bee's performance:
"With this movie, you have to give Beyonce credit. Like when you have a persona that big, to help break down those walls. I think Beyonce deserves kudos. Because she did the work. She broke down those walls, and she delivered a performance that transcends her persona. So here we are, well known or not, this is the movie we did. And I'm proud of it."
http://newsblaze.com/story/200812050.../topstory.html
"Particularly good is Beyonce Knowles as Etta James, the baby-faced addict filled to bursting with fragile vulnerability and explosive talent. She's so good, in fact, you want the whole movie to be about her, her love for the label owner, and her battles with heroin; it's her chance, a real "Lady Sings the Rhythm and Blues" part, and you want more. "
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepu...illac1205.html
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Brody and Knowles, meanwhile, have screen chemistry like you’ve hardly seen lately. Her depiction of James’ agonized private life and addiction and her performance of James’ legendary, sexual anthem “At Last” electrify the film.
Not only does that hit song crossover into the mainstream, but mutual love for it, and many other songs like it, causes the races to crossover as well, at least in terms of shared musical tastes, embarking on on a journey of reconciliation that has just reached another milestone. At last, indeed.
http://news.bostonherald.com/enterta...&position=also
Beyonce, who served as the film’s executive producer, obviously recognized the power of the supporting role and stretched artistically to play the equally brilliant and troubled James. The singing star’s strong belief in the material might earn her an Oscar nomination as best supporting actress.
http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/ne...8-1632410.html
When Beyoncé commands the screen as drug-addled or music-channeling James, though, this stage belongs solely to her.
http://www.mysanantonio.com/entertainment/35542094.html
As the tough yet troubled Etta James, Beyoncé Knowles (2006's "Dreamgirls") is also a standout, running away with all her scenes and showing giant strides in her climb toward becoming a legitimate actress. Knowles' onscreen performances of songs "At Last," "All I Could Do Is Cry," and "Once in a Lifetime" are such heart-rending powerhouses that, in the moment, the viewer is almost willing to forgive the film for being so uneven. Almost.
http://www.themovieboy.com/reviews/c...lacrecords.htm
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As Etta James, Beyoncé Knowles gives one of the year's best performances in this ensemble film about the legendary artists of a Chicago music label.
http://www.salon.com/entertainment/m...dillac_records
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His slot gets filled by Etta James, a torch rocker and junkie played by Beyoncé Knowles, who just about burns a hole in the screen with her sultry torment. As a woman who rocked the house but could get no satisfaction, Beyoncé does a Lady Sings the Blues in miniature. Now will someone give this lady a great lead role?
http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20243936,00.html
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As the casting suggests, most contemporary R'n'B – and all rock'n'roll (the Rolling Stones have an amusing cameo) – originated here, resulting in a busy, somewhat crowded two hours: though Knowles is remarkable (and remarkably foul-mouthed), Etta James almost certainly deserves a biopic of her own.
http://living.scotsman.com/movies/Fi...rds.5000215.jp
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Brody is too opaque to give the movie a real centre, but the music kicks up a storm, and the real revelation is Knowles, who burns a hole in the screen as sexy, drug-addled siren Etta — in a better film she’d be Oscar-nominated, no worries.
Verdict
Beyoncé proves her Dreamgirls turn was no fluke in this so-so Blues melodrama.
http://www.empireonline.com/reviews/...asp?FID=135903
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Since Chess had a genius for talent-spotting, the movie cuts him a little slack, though it dwells too much on his more than professional interest in the troubled, voluptuous James (Beyoncé Knowles, nuanced and credible). Her searing vocalising takes pride of place on the lovingly recreated soundtrack, which misses the raw electricity of the Chess recordings but, like the film, is good enough to drive you to the peerless originals
http://www.timeout.com/film/reviews/...c-records.html
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The story of Chess Records (Muddy Waters, Chuck Berry etc) is a tad episodic, but the cast, including Beyonce, is strong. - Heat Magazine
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Beyonce Knowles as the troubled James and Eamonn Walker as the fearless Wolf, on the other hand, really stand out.
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...cle2255097.ece
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Clearly, troubled waiter Etta James deserves her own 90 minutes, and when she's onscreen Beyonce is luminous as the driven diva.
http://www.totalfilm.com/reviews/cin...dillac-records
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This terrifically tuneful movie offers a fascinating taste of musical history, with Beyonce just fine as Etta James.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv-entertain...5875-21126168/
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It seems unfair to single out any particular actor, but Beyonce Knowles is sensational as Etta James, particularly during her stunning rendition of I'd Rather Go Blind.
http://www.viewlondon.co.uk/films/ca...iew-27040.html
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And then there are Def and Knowles, who tear up the screen whenever they appear; both have infectious spark and raw talent to spare, and are barely contained within the limits of this film. It's in their scenes that we get a glimpse of how truly vital Chess Records was in the musical history of the 20th century.
http://www.shadowsonthewall.co.uk/09/cadireco.htm
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Beyoncé Knowles’ (Dream Girls, 2006) portrayal of Etta James was first rate. Her acting was nuanced and her singing captured the essence of Etta James. Not an easy thing to do.
http://www.culturevulture.net/Movies...ords_12-08.htm
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Beyonce Knowles, by the way, only appears in the second hour, but she delivers. Her acting has always been adequate, but here she reveals a talent and a passion that could really turn her into a major actress. And the covers of Etta James’ songs that she performs (“At Last,” “I’d Rather Go Blind,” “All I Could Do was Cry”) are terrific.
http://www.thecinemasource.com/movie...ew-3754-0.html
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Knowles does a wonderful job of playing James, right down to her vocals.
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/cadi...e_music_alone/
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Even Knowles, looking spot-on as the frosted-haired James, proves she has some acting chops hidden beneath that gorgeous, impenetrable persona.
http://www.commonsensemedia.org/movi...dillac-records
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Stars like Wright and Beyoncé prove themselves able to handle both the singing and acting needs of their roles.
http://www.reelviews.net/php_review_...dentifier=1412
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The acting is exceptional. Beyoncé gives a terrific performance as the flawed James.
http://www.tonymedley.com/2008/Cadillac_Records.htm
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Beyoncé sinks her big, gorgeous white choppers into the role of Etta James. She has James’ stiff, almost angular physique when singing down pat, and lets loose on a glorious rendition of “At Last.”
http://www.filmjournal.com/filmjourn...ed944b8933bfb1
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It comes across in the strong performance she gives as the tough-talking, hard-living singer that is highlighted with close-ups and glamour lighting, even during the overdose sequence when she's under the shower.
http://www.killermoviereviews.com/ma...splay&dId=1086
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Playing the troubled Etta James during a period of heavy addiction and depression, Beyoncé emotes and cries and seduces at all the right moments.
http://www.cinemablend.com/reviews/C...ords-3563.html
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Meryl just said how much she loved the performance, and how raw it was," - Meryl Streep
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Then there’s the sensational Dreamgirl Beyonce (who also co-produced) as the inimitable Etta James. She not only sings up a storm with such James standards as “At Last,” she proves she can really act in a couple of rousing dramatic moments.
http://www.hollywood.com/review/Cadi...ecords/5360902
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And stealing the show, so to speak are Beyonce's mesmerizing Etta James, Eamonn Walker's stunning Howlin' Wolf impression, and without question, Mos Def's hilariously irreverent reprisal of rock 'n roll's young rabble-rouser founding father extraordinaire, Chuck Berry.
http://newsblaze.com/story/200903010.../topstory.html
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WHO CARES?!?! She is TERRIBLE.
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Yet when people say the same about Rihanna's singing, y'all are the first to bring out all the statistics and figures. 
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Originally posted by RihMark
WHO CARES?!?! She is TERRIBLE.
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Yet, Legend Oscar Winner Clint Eastwood wants to work with her STARTING in the film. Ooops
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A mess but kind of expected.
The movie just doesn't look interesting. 
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Originally posted by MrPeanut
I think maybe some are missing that studios only get a portion of the box office take (usually less overseas). They have to split it with theatres. Box office typically needs to double the budget in order to break even with marketing/promotion costs.
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With a reported production budget of $200 million, observers say it will need to reap at least $500 million at box offices worldwide to pay off.
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Although everyone from LA Times to THR, Variety & Nikki Finke has pointed out that the budget is really much higher than $200M.
http://www.denverpost.com/business/c...#ixzz1vL1tLICb
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Originally posted by DG1
I have my reviews ready as well. Sit downe. Dont' try it with the Golden Globe nominated, 800 million dollar grossing actress, King B.
New York Times review:
“Cadillac Records” would be worth seeing for the music alone. Mr. Wright’s renditions of Muddy Waters’s signature songs are more than respectable, while Ms. Knowles’s interpretations of Ms. James’s hits — “At Last” and “I’d Rather Go Blind,” in particular — are downright revelatory.
And so, it should be said, is Ms. Knowles’s performance. In her previous film roles she has seemed guarded and tentative, as if worried that her charisma would melt from too much emotional heat. Here, playing a needy, angry, ferociously talented and fantastically undisciplined woman, she is as volcanic and voluptuous as an Italian movie star. Or, more to the point, a real soul diva of the old school.
http://movies.nytimes.com/2008/12/05...matoes&ei=5083
http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/...dillac_records
Beyoncé Knowles could have nabbed an Oscar nomination as Best Supporting Actress. That's how good she is playing it all sexy, sassy and druggy as Etta James, the R&B singer who found the soul in songs like "At Last." Too bad for Knowles that she's only part of Darnell Martin's rushed mess of a movie that jams the story of Chicago-based Chess Records into one incoherent package. Adrien Brody plays Leonard Chess, who started the company in the 1950s with his brother Phil (we hardly see him) to record great blues artists and pay them with Caddys. There's Jeffrey Wright as Muddy Waters, Eamonn Walker's as Howlin' Wolf, and a lively Mos Def as Chuck Berry. It's all a blur, except for the music. That's workin'.
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"And Beyonce Knowles roars with passion, in musical performance and tearful histrionics, as Etta James."
http://www.mlive.com/movies/index.ss...mes_among.html
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She is blessed, however, with a talented cast that shares her belief in the importance of the project. Wright and Mos Def give their best performances in recent memory, Beyoncé finds just the right note of bruised vulnerability, and the intensely charismatic Walker does tremendous work with an underwritten role.
http://www.nydailynews.com/entertain...sthits_ap.html
"Earning the respect she started to win with Dreamgirls, Knowles comes into her own as an actress playing James as an impossibly needy, extravagantly gifted, nearly always over-the-edge artist."
http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertai...,4498183.story
Yet it's Beyoncé Knowles as Etta James who's the movie's revelation. Going in, that seemed unlikely. Knowles looks about as much like Etta James as I do, and when you add in the fact that she executive-produced the movie, the casting sounds suspiciously like a vanity exercise, as a bid for credibility or a chance to play dress-up.
Well, forget that. She's great.
First of all, she has a terrific voice, and this is a movie in which all the actors do their own vocals. She has a gifted singer's capacity for reaching deep into her own emotions with ease, so she hits every song out of the park. What's more, she's a real actress, who brings out James in all her complex shadings - the scalding anger, the pain, the self-hatred, the unwillingness to trust anybody and the helplessness to control her own turbulence.
Knowles gives us a James who is almost a monster, but Chess sees something inside her, the vulnerability she tries to hide, and when James realizes he sees it, the two establish an unspoken connection that's really the loveliest thing in the movie. The reward is a miraculous little scene that Martin films in an extended, extreme close-up, just Knowles' and Brody's faces as they talk. Just beautiful.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...DDGB14GFCC.DTL
And Knowles does her best screen acting to date here, slinking into the movie with a sidelong glance and a "Don't be lookin' at me like I ain't wearin' no drawers." Her Etta acts perpetually disinterested, to avoid disappointment; she even sings "At Last" while looking breezily around the room.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm...5cadillac.html
The cast members do their own singing, and while only Knowles comes close to surpassing the original recordings they’re all perfectly competent.
http://www.kansascity.com/entertainm...ry/922096.html
..current rock superstar Beyonce Knowles is an overpoweringly sexy and lyrically anguished Etta James.
...as mentioned, Beyonce’s Etta James, whom the movie identifies as an illegitimate daughter of pool shark Minnesota Fats -- is a star making role if ever I’ve seen one.
http://www.moviecitynews.com/columni...08/081205.html
Detroit News:
"Beyonce's Etta enters the scene late, but has enough diva moments to fuel a dozen "Dreamgirls."
http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll...=2008812050326
Jeffrey Wright convinces as Muddy Waters and Mos Def dazzles as rock-'n'-roller Chuck Berry, but it's Beyonce who upstages everyone as singer Etta James. Beyonce served as executive producer, so it's no wonder she gets to sing three show-stopping numbers. Fortunately, she has the pipes and the soulful presence to deliver on all three.
http://www.reeltalkreviews.com/brows...feature&id=453
Beyonce Knowles (who also produced) gives James a gritty authenticity this glossy pop star has not reached before.
http://blog.beliefnet.com/moviemom/2...c-records.html
Columbus Short on Bee's performance:
"With this movie, you have to give Beyonce credit. Like when you have a persona that big, to help break down those walls. I think Beyonce deserves kudos. Because she did the work. She broke down those walls, and she delivered a performance that transcends her persona. So here we are, well known or not, this is the movie we did. And I'm proud of it."
http://newsblaze.com/story/200812050.../topstory.html
"Particularly good is Beyonce Knowles as Etta James, the baby-faced addict filled to bursting with fragile vulnerability and explosive talent. She's so good, in fact, you want the whole movie to be about her, her love for the label owner, and her battles with heroin; it's her chance, a real "Lady Sings the Rhythm and Blues" part, and you want more. "
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepu...illac1205.html
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Brody and Knowles, meanwhile, have screen chemistry like you’ve hardly seen lately. Her depiction of James’ agonized private life and addiction and her performance of James’ legendary, sexual anthem “At Last” electrify the film.
Not only does that hit song crossover into the mainstream, but mutual love for it, and many other songs like it, causes the races to crossover as well, at least in terms of shared musical tastes, embarking on on a journey of reconciliation that has just reached another milestone. At last, indeed.
http://news.bostonherald.com/enterta...&position=also
Beyonce, who served as the film’s executive producer, obviously recognized the power of the supporting role and stretched artistically to play the equally brilliant and troubled James. The singing star’s strong belief in the material might earn her an Oscar nomination as best supporting actress.
http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/ne...8-1632410.html
When Beyoncé commands the screen as drug-addled or music-channeling James, though, this stage belongs solely to her.
http://www.mysanantonio.com/entertainment/35542094.html
As the tough yet troubled Etta James, Beyoncé Knowles (2006's "Dreamgirls") is also a standout, running away with all her scenes and showing giant strides in her climb toward becoming a legitimate actress. Knowles' onscreen performances of songs "At Last," "All I Could Do Is Cry," and "Once in a Lifetime" are such heart-rending powerhouses that, in the moment, the viewer is almost willing to forgive the film for being so uneven. Almost.
http://www.themovieboy.com/reviews/c...lacrecords.htm
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As Etta James, Beyoncé Knowles gives one of the year's best performances in this ensemble film about the legendary artists of a Chicago music label.
http://www.salon.com/entertainment/m...dillac_records
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His slot gets filled by Etta James, a torch rocker and junkie played by Beyoncé Knowles, who just about burns a hole in the screen with her sultry torment. As a woman who rocked the house but could get no satisfaction, Beyoncé does a Lady Sings the Blues in miniature. Now will someone give this lady a great lead role?
http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20243936,00.html
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As the casting suggests, most contemporary R'n'B – and all rock'n'roll (the Rolling Stones have an amusing cameo) – originated here, resulting in a busy, somewhat crowded two hours: though Knowles is remarkable (and remarkably foul-mouthed), Etta James almost certainly deserves a biopic of her own.
http://living.scotsman.com/movies/Fi...rds.5000215.jp
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Brody is too opaque to give the movie a real centre, but the music kicks up a storm, and the real revelation is Knowles, who burns a hole in the screen as sexy, drug-addled siren Etta — in a better film she’d be Oscar-nominated, no worries.
Verdict
Beyoncé proves her Dreamgirls turn was no fluke in this so-so Blues melodrama.
http://www.empireonline.com/reviews/...asp?FID=135903
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Since Chess had a genius for talent-spotting, the movie cuts him a little slack, though it dwells too much on his more than professional interest in the troubled, voluptuous James (Beyoncé Knowles, nuanced and credible). Her searing vocalising takes pride of place on the lovingly recreated soundtrack, which misses the raw electricity of the Chess recordings but, like the film, is good enough to drive you to the peerless originals
http://www.timeout.com/film/reviews/...c-records.html
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The story of Chess Records (Muddy Waters, Chuck Berry etc) is a tad episodic, but the cast, including Beyonce, is strong. - Heat Magazine
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Beyonce Knowles as the troubled James and Eamonn Walker as the fearless Wolf, on the other hand, really stand out.
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...cle2255097.ece
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Clearly, troubled waiter Etta James deserves her own 90 minutes, and when she's onscreen Beyonce is luminous as the driven diva.
http://www.totalfilm.com/reviews/cin...dillac-records
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This terrifically tuneful movie offers a fascinating taste of musical history, with Beyonce just fine as Etta James.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv-entertain...5875-21126168/
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It seems unfair to single out any particular actor, but Beyonce Knowles is sensational as Etta James, particularly during her stunning rendition of I'd Rather Go Blind.
http://www.viewlondon.co.uk/films/ca...iew-27040.html
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And then there are Def and Knowles, who tear up the screen whenever they appear; both have infectious spark and raw talent to spare, and are barely contained within the limits of this film. It's in their scenes that we get a glimpse of how truly vital Chess Records was in the musical history of the 20th century.
http://www.shadowsonthewall.co.uk/09/cadireco.htm
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Beyoncé Knowles’ (Dream Girls, 2006) portrayal of Etta James was first rate. Her acting was nuanced and her singing captured the essence of Etta James. Not an easy thing to do.
http://www.culturevulture.net/Movies...ords_12-08.htm
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Beyonce Knowles, by the way, only appears in the second hour, but she delivers. Her acting has always been adequate, but here she reveals a talent and a passion that could really turn her into a major actress. And the covers of Etta James’ songs that she performs (“At Last,” “I’d Rather Go Blind,” “All I Could Do was Cry”) are terrific.
http://www.thecinemasource.com/movie...ew-3754-0.html
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Knowles does a wonderful job of playing James, right down to her vocals.
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/cadi...e_music_alone/
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Even Knowles, looking spot-on as the frosted-haired James, proves she has some acting chops hidden beneath that gorgeous, impenetrable persona.
http://www.commonsensemedia.org/movi...dillac-records
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Stars like Wright and Beyoncé prove themselves able to handle both the singing and acting needs of their roles.
http://www.reelviews.net/php_review_...dentifier=1412
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The acting is exceptional. Beyoncé gives a terrific performance as the flawed James.
http://www.tonymedley.com/2008/Cadillac_Records.htm
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Beyoncé sinks her big, gorgeous white choppers into the role of Etta James. She has James’ stiff, almost angular physique when singing down pat, and lets loose on a glorious rendition of “At Last.”
http://www.filmjournal.com/filmjourn...ed944b8933bfb1
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It comes across in the strong performance she gives as the tough-talking, hard-living singer that is highlighted with close-ups and glamour lighting, even during the overdose sequence when she's under the shower.
http://www.killermoviereviews.com/ma...splay&dId=1086
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Playing the troubled Etta James during a period of heavy addiction and depression, Beyoncé emotes and cries and seduces at all the right moments.
http://www.cinemablend.com/reviews/C...ords-3563.html
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Meryl just said how much she loved the performance, and how raw it was," - Meryl Streep
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Then there’s the sensational Dreamgirl Beyonce (who also co-produced) as the inimitable Etta James. She not only sings up a storm with such James standards as “At Last,” she proves she can really act in a couple of rousing dramatic moments.
http://www.hollywood.com/review/Cadi...ecords/5360902
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And stealing the show, so to speak are Beyonce's mesmerizing Etta James, Eamonn Walker's stunning Howlin' Wolf impression, and without question, Mos Def's hilariously irreverent reprisal of rock 'n roll's young rabble-rouser founding father extraordinaire, Chuck Berry.
http://newsblaze.com/story/200903010.../topstory.html
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Almost all irrelevant newspapers. But could she get a good review from the Times on her first film? If you knew me, I've said she was good in Cadillac Records, but she was the PITS in every other film role. She can only be good as a singer. Rihanna doesnt have to play a singer.
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Originally posted by RihMark
Fighting Temptations opened at 2,000 theaters, and made $32 million TOTAL, WORLDWIDE, with a $30 mill budget.
Cadillac Records may have had only 700 theaters, but it made $8 million WW, compared to a $12 mill budget. Both are FLOPS.
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But this THREAD is about the FLOP Battleship feat. Rihanna, k
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Yet when people say the same about Rihanna's singing, y'all are the first to bring out all the statistics and figures. |
Cause Rihanna isnt a terrible singer?
Beyonce is an amazing singer, amazing dancer. Shes just a terrible actress. Just learn to deal!
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Originally posted by Яeo.
Actually, at first I was thinking that her debuting in a movie with such a huge production would expand her popularity and fanbase, but after seeing the movie and realizing how irrelevant her role is, I kinda forgot about that. I'm sure if Rihanna wants she can get more roles in high budget movies.
Anyhow, while this pretty much means nothing for Rihanna's movie career - What does it mean for Taylor? two huge movie flops in a row...?
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I know. It's like when you can't reach top 10 hit. Is this how B****** felt? 
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Why are we talking about Beyonce's film work? This is about the Barbadian Meryl Streep.
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Woops, I thought this was SYG. 
Peanut's right, though. Pick one side or the other. They marketed it on her big time, at least in the United States.
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I'm not going to explain my point anymore. Go figure it out.
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Almost all irrelevant newspapers. But could she get a good review from the Times on her first film? If you knew me, I've said she was good in Cadillac Records, but she was the PITS in every other film role. She can only be good as a singer. Rihanna doesnt have to play a singer
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Yes, because she can't sing, easy.
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But this THREAD is about the FLOP Battleship feat. Rihanna, k
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the thread is about BOXOFFICE
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....Rihanna also got positive reviews for her role in Battleship 
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Why would a movie with loads of action, robots trying to destroy the world flop? I mean it's the perfect movie, it has all the things it needs to smash. This is not a shock.
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Lack of starpower, probably.
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I think Яeo summed it up best.
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Beyoncé will never, EVER win an Oscar or the entertainment industry is the PITS. Beyoncé is one of the worst pop star turned actresses EVER. She is so talented, but dont EVER, EVER think you can praise her acting. It gets me fuming. She is TERRIBLE. And I have my NY Times reviews ready.
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Fighting Temptations opened at 2,000 theaters, and made $32 million TOTAL, WORLDWIDE, with a $30 mill budget.
Cadillac Records may have had only 700 theaters, but it made $8 million WW, compared to a $12 mill budget. Both are FLOPS.
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