Hairspray

Remember that time when musicals were being released all the time? Remember when Zac Efron was big? This was way better than highschool musical but I was put off from seeing it because I had seen highschool musical.

With key songs such as 'You can't stop the beat' and 'Good Morning Baltimore' and staring the likes of Queen Latifah, James Marsden, Michelle Pfeiffer, John Travolta and Christopher Walken, along with Chloe from Pitch Perfect (Brittany Snow), Alison Janney, Elijah Kelley and Zac Efron it had every reason to attract musical lovers and a new audience. The songs are catchy and 'I Know Where I'm Going' performed by Queen Latifah is something to seriously be admired.

From the opening song and watching Nikki Blonsky perform that song on top of a van you get the feeling that it is going to be a very good musical. Without the spotlight being on Zac Efron in the same way that it was a few years prior for 'Highschool Musical' and with him being able to sing his own parts this time, the dancing and singing was much better for him, everything felt a lot better.

Hairspray is everything that you want from a teen musical. Cool music, great singing and dancing and overcoming oppression. Watching the typically blonde, really pretty girl lose to a fat girl and watching segregation be overcome on a musical show is worth it. There is no musical like this out there and even though I didn't realise that it was set in the 60's and found bits of it weird, once I had realised that it was set then everything made sense. The first time watching it you are surprised but it is a musical that gets better with watching. Nikki Blonsky was fantastic in this film and considering that it was a career platform for the younger cast in this film it is a shame that she hasn't gone on to be a household name and global star.