Joyful Noise reviews- Not so joyful — Page 2

Entertainment Weekly says of Jeremy Jordan and his on-screen love interest:

"These two are pretty — and as bland as balsa wood."

I don't think these are exactly the "star is born" reviews many here were hoping for.

Although my favorite comment in the review is saying Parton now looks like a Spitting Image puppet of herself.

Entertainment Weekly review

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Updated On: 1/13/12 at 11:31 PM

http://www.filmjournal.com/filmjournal/content_display/reviews/major-releases/e3iddc1d0e0a05eaa53d9ee2eafbf917b02 Read the last paragraph of this review! I totally agree with it!

"In addition to all this, the film possesses a secret weapon: Jeremy Jordan, who, like Darren Criss of “Glee,” is a phenomenal triple-threat talent, with the kind of effervescent, true-blood showmanship harking back to James Cagney. These guys just love to perform, and that love gloriously transfers itself to the viewer. Jordan, who was absolutely spectacular—near-legendary, really—in the recent, quite wonderful, undeserved Broadway flop Bonnie and Clyde, grabs the screen with his sexy faun face and ardent, natural acting, humanizing all that rote James Dean anguish. And when, in the final competition, he searingly performs Usher’s “Yeah!”, he lifts the movie straight up into blissfully funky movie-musical heaven. "

Updated On: 1/14/12 at 10:09 AM

I still can't decide if I actually want to go see this film. I love a good train wreck, but I can't figure out if this is enough of a train wreck where you can revel in its badness, or if it's just a bad film.

Lately movies have the worst titles. We Bought A Zoo? And now this (I don't want use broadwayworld.com's favorite word : abortion) piece of crap.

But "Joyful Noise," Alcon's religious-themed musical, stumbled. In fact, "Mission: Impossible -- Ghost Protocol" -- now in its fifth week of release -- had a better weekend than "Joyful Noise." "M:I:4" took $11.5 million compared to $11.3 million for "Joyful Noise."

I'm glad you enjoyed it, Whizzer! It's probably fair to say that I don't often enjoy bad movies for being bad. Whereas some folks get a cheese-fest rush from cornball writing and plotting, I usually feel insulted and irritated by the clear lack of effort and/or talent that's been bankrolled. The last really bad movie I remember loving was "Strange Wilderness," and part of the reason was that -- spoiler alert!! if you haven't seen it -- they're so aware of their lack of effort that they didn't even film an ending; everyone just starts laughing and walks off-camera. That movie wasn't trying to sell me anything; "Joyful Noise" is like that perky little b!tch who lived down the hall from you in college, who you just wanted to see fall down on her face every day. Or maybe I'm the only one who wanted to see that. Maybe everyone else really did like her!


And, My Oh My, I would say, no, there's nothing the least bit quirky about it, which, in my estimation, is a value-neutral statement. It's about as straight-down-the-line, run-of-the-mill as it gets. That's just its bag.

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http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2012/01/contraband-beauty-and-the-beast-box-office.html

Joyful Noise did $13.8 million in 3 days, not bad. My Week With Marilyn for which Michelle Williams just won the Golden Globe has only earned just over $11 million for 6 or 8 weeks out. I just read a review for The Iron Lady, only got 2 stars but Meryl Streep can do anything and get an award.

http://boxofficemojo.com/alltime/domestic/never1.htm?page=never10&p=.htm

For you movie fans check this list out. Movies which were never in the top 10 grossing movies. Several of which produced Oscar Winning performances. Monsters Ball, The Pianist and The Reader to name a few. Those of you who seem to have it in for Jeremy Jodan, just wait a few weeks. He was chosen for Joyful Noise just barely out of college, I would consider him a lucky guy. Don't worry, his reviews will be taking a turn skyward soon.

He is extremely lucky to have been given this chance.

But it's a crummy movie.

A lot of movies, some very good, never made much money.

And then there are films like this, which aren't very good, don't make money, and will be forgotten.

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The 13.8 million is actually its estimated four day total gross. It's three day total was 11.3, according to Box Office Mojo. While not a horrible, considering the fact that the budget was roughly 30 million and that it will need to gross about sixty million in order to get in the black as well as the mostly negative reviews, it's hardly a reason to jump for joy (no pun intended).

But the studio probably expected it, seeing how they released the film in January...

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