If you are looking for impeccable filmmaking, keep going. This piece is not about great film, script, editing or direction, but about fun characters, very decent acting, and vibrant music that will have you dancing along in your seat. It's a great venue for Dolly Parton's sweet self, which I fell in love with in this film for the umpteenth time in my life (despite awful plastic surgery that unfortunately has left her looking too much like Joan Rivers) and Queen Latifah's spiciness. The vocals were a treat, the southern platitudes ("She'll be mad enough to lay square eggs") are cute, and the characters for the most part are rich. Angela Grovey's facial expressions stopped the show; hope to see her in more film. Nice to see Jesse L. Martin though his character was poorly written. Keke Palmer's and Jeremy Jordan's voices are pure ear candy; I'll look forward to more from both of them. Not being a Christian I was not as spiritually uplifted as the film intended me to be but it was a feel-good, high energy experience all the same. I think it's a great entertainment film that you can enjoy with adults or kids.
Review of Joyful Noise
