Description: Joyful Noise tells the story of an unlikely partnership between two strong-minded women (Queen Latifah and Dolly Parton) who are forced to work together to save a small town Gospel Choir after budget cuts threaten to shut them down.
A cheerful, not-quite-off-color crowd-pleaser that rarely breaks formula, it's the big screen equivalent of a sloppy smooch from your over-affectionate aunt over the holidays. Roger Moore,McClatchy-Tribune News Service
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01/17 @ 12:00 AM
\Joyful Noise\ is a sort of Wal-Mart movie, not exactly trendsetting but a decent enough offering for the heartland. Colin Covert,Minneapolis Star Tribune
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01/15 @ 12:00 AM
You'll find yourself rolling your eyes, but you'll have more fun if you try to roll them in time with the rollicking numbers. David Edelstein,New York Magazine
Has the good fortune of being acted with enthusiasm by a very appealing cast, or else it would be completely unbearable instead of just mundane. Eric D. Snider,Film.com
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01/13 @ 12:00 AM
This movie is a cloying, over-the-top, cheesy sing-a-long that makes \Glee\ seem subtle. Richard Roeper,Richard Roeper.com
It bears almost all the liabilities one gets from current studio product, including bloating. Glenn Kenny,MSN Movies
Lots of talented young singers decorate the scenery, notably Jeremy Jordan who has vocal and acting chops that shine even in this bucket of Glee Goes Gospel cornpone. Peter Travers,Rolling Stone
It wants to be a charming, down-home good time, but it struggles to hit the right notes. Adam Graham,Detroit News
Much worse things could happen to a movie than to have these two full-figured gals hold forth. Parton's willing and able to despense the Southernisms. Latifah's fierce when she needs to be. Lisa Kennedy,Denver Post
My, is there corn. But you'd have to be holding on very tightly to a bad mood to walk away from this meal with a frown. Stephen Whitty,Newark Star-Ledger