Being no fan of plastic surgery, and a big admirer of people who wear their age naturally with all the beauty and grace given them, it must be said that Dolly Parton simply looks like a goofy caricature of her former self. But dang, that voice is still there! The girl can sing....as can everyone else in this movie full of foot-tapping, you-just-want-to-clap gospel-style music. A film about a church full of people brimming over with the ability to sing a rousing song, and a reason to sing it, this is the first movie I've seen in some time where I walked out thinking, "I have to get the sound track from this picture!" Not saying there wasn't a few slow spots along the way, for the most part this was a fine feel-good show. How refreshing not to be sujected to creatures, crashes, monsters or mayhem. If you like a movie with a positive attitude and if you like music that sets you bopping about in your seat, you're going to like this one. I did.
Review of Joyful Noise
