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Hairspray (2007)

Apollo Movie Guide's Review Hairspray (2007)

Apollo Score: Apollo Score: 77. Click for an explanation of the scoring system.

Readers' Rating: 79/100

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Hairspray (2007)

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Tracy Turnblad (Nikki Blonsky) has big dreams – of being the dance sensation of 1962 Baltimore – and a big problem: she’s a social outcast due to people’s reactions to her large size. What’s a girl to do? Adam Shankman directs this campy musical remake, with John Travolta, Queen Latifah, and Amanda Bynes also in the cast.

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2007
USA
116 minutes
Studio/distributor: New Line Cinema

Rated PG for language, some suggestive content and momentary teen smoking.

Full ReviewRead the full review by Brian Webster Apollo Score: 77

You may want to ponder whether or not John Waters’ ‘transgressive’ art is entirely lost in the homogenization of his original, or you can just sit back and enjoy the fun. - Brian Webster

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