Joyful Noise

2012 "Dream a whole lot louder!"
5.7| 1h57m| PG-13| en| More Info
Released: 13 January 2012 Released
Producted By: Alcon Entertainment
Country: United States of America
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Official Website: http://www.joyfulnoisethemovie.com
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G.G. Sparrow faces off with her choir's newly appointed director, Vi Rose Hill, over the group's direction as they head into a national competition.

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myspecialparadise At first, I wondered why this movie did not come out as a TV movie ... I mean, seriously, one of the main stars dies at the beginning ... which made me expect the rest of the movie to suffer the same fate. Me, and my assumptions, got a pretty nice surprise ... the movie took me higher as the minutes ticked by! Except for those times that I wanted to slap Queen Latifah upside her nappy head! Granted, its an old story, but the perfect cast gave this movie a whole new spin on the life of a feel good movie ... which was the reason movies were created in the first place, to take us away from our daily drudgeries, to lift us up and let us soar out of the theaters on a wave of exhilaration that washes away all of our troubles, even if only for just one evening.The down points are few ... but are worth noting as they tell us that even within a choir there are cat fights, back stabbings, and downright hatred for one's fellow man/woman ... which I did not pay the price of admission to see. I just don't believe that anyone whom supposedly loves God so much would result to downright slander and pettiness, as in the part that Queen Latifah plays against the part Dolly Parton plays. How does a person go from singing like an angel to scratching at someone with bared claws. However, I will say that some of the best acting in the whole movie is pulled out of Queen Latifah ... any entertainer would be proud as all heck to be chosen to be a part of anything that Queenie is a part of! Getting to Dolly Parton ... the woman is a walking miracle ... but some of the hairdos she wore in this movie were about a oogly as oogly can get! Dolly's fans want to see the glamorous Dolly with soft tresses ... not heavy metal spikes!!!!! One thing Dolly would have to admit to is that she, all too often, listens to the opinions of the wrong people! Afteral, it was those same people that destroyed a promising musical variety show on its first night on television ... and she knows it just as well as we do! I think Dolly needs to get rid of a few of her "Yes Men" and seek out the advice of someone that thinks more about her success and less about her money and (I'm gaga for anyone that's famous) fame! Please Dolly, cease the claymation look and go back to being the Dolly we all love! Your fans are not into your earthiness ... we're into the woman that celebrates being a woman on a daily basis ... and has a heart of gold! As for the rest of the cast ... perfection! The scripting between the other members of the choir is superb ... as are their stories that bring the entire story to such a climactic pinnacle of success in the final reel. I will say that I just can't get enough of seeing that part of the movie ... it definitely takes me gloriously "higher" than I've felt in a long time! And Angela Grovey is just that ... a total groove! This is a woman that should be seen a lot more, and a lot more often! As would her sidekick, in the movie, Dequina Moore ... the two make a great team. Oh, and lets not forget Andy Karl ... totally hot in this films last reel. Between him and Jeremy Jordan, the screen was often steaming with their individual sinaliciousness! Memorable Lines ..."God didn't make plastic surgeons so they could starve!" Dolly Parton."Tap it and die!" Angela Grovey."You read the bible to reminisce!" Queen Latifah.My favorite song in the movie is sung by Queen Latifah ... "Fix me." We should all be asking for that miracle. So, keep this movie close to your DVD player ... for when you really need to be lifted up ... higher!
edwagreen One of the many good things about this film was that the race card was totally eliminated. It dealt with a rural choir in Georgia made up of all groups. Yes, the Queen Latifah role and Dolly Parton counter-part don't like each other, but race isn't the culprit here.This is basically the story of interpersonal relationships among the people in the choir. We have an assortment of characters we can all identify with- Parton's grandson, constantly in trouble, rebellious and yet having a good heart. Latifah, the strict mother covering the fact that her husband reenlisted in the army so as to get away from her, her rebellious, precocious daughter, who wants to set her mother straight. The scene where mom and daughter have it out was memorable.We have the general competition among choir groups for an award out in Los Angeles.The singing is great, the characters are lively and we can identify with what we're seeing. A beautiful film.
mark.waltz 'Cause unfortunately, that is what this "competition comedy/drama" is missing, along with likable characters, believable situations and a definitive moral message that should have been the subject. The story is about a small town Georgia church choir who keeps going to the final rounds of a church choir competition and loosing only to face one more after the death of their choir master. Dolly Parton and Queen Latifah, two totally likable performers, are given the unfortunate opportunity to play truly unlikable characters as they fight for control of the choir. The two characters prove that sometimes the supposed Godly church goers are even more toxic than the sinners they are trying to convert.Since these two stars have both appeared in different versions of that famous "chick play" "Steel Magnolias", it seems odd that their two characters end up being the total antithesis of the warm-hearted ladies of that classic. They go head to head from the very beginning in front of the church minister, and even later have a catfight in the restaurant where Latifah works. Since she also has a career as a nurse, I just wonder how she can find time to work two jobs, raise a family and run a choir, not to mention sleep! Then, there is the running gag of the poor chubby black choir member who wakes up to find her dead Asian date next to her, and her embarrassment over the sin and constant threat of exposure. The most sensible characters are Latifah's two children (one of them a young blind boy, the other a feisty young lady who ends up dating Parton's white ward) and Latifah's estranged husband. This weakens the inspirational message of the film, as does the point of the "Joyful Noise", the competition for top church choir.
cgd06 I'm 20 years old, I went with my house-mates to watch this. I'm an avid Dolly fan, the woman plays 10 different instruments and has that beautiful country soprano voice - I've loved her since I was a baby and in my eyes she can do no wrong. However I was worried this film wouldn't hit the mark, especially for my friends who weren't that bothered about Dolly or Latifah and were just watching this because the other choices were so unappealing. However...they absolutely loved them film, they laughed, cried, sang along and cheered...They absolutely loved it. It is a little cheesy at times, but not as much as you might think. By and large it's on the mark for comedy and the singing is beautiful. Give it a watch!!