Hairspray
Dir: Adam Shankman
2007
**
I'm not sure what the point of 2007's Hairspray is? A film version of a musical version based on the original film. Talk about bastardised. I had no problem with the cast, although John Travolta was an odd choice as the Divine replacement but it worked with the rest of the film, which is to say, not particularly well. I think the message of the original was lost, the original worked better using the music of the time, the music written for the musical was too 'Musical' sounding, like they took a forgettable song from another musical and just changed the lyrics. More pointless than offensive but not all bad for what is essentially a soulless money maker.