Latifah is denied the role of Effie- Page 2
Latifah is denied the role of Effie
#25re: Latifah is denied the role of Effie
Posted: 3/4/05 at 7:27am
Yes I agree with Margo also, those would be some good roles for her. She was outstanding in Chicago. 
#26re: Latifah is denied the role of Effie
Posted: 3/4/05 at 11:13amIt's funny that her greater roles happened before she got to be the star that she is now. Movies like "Set it Off", "Living Out Loud", even "Bone Collector" (by then, I was tired of watching her die). I like that she has versatility and can play anything (considering that her role in Taxi was originally written for a white male). I also think it's great that she is the first female rap artist to become a household name. Anyone see her on SNL? She definately showed her versatility there...
#27re: Latifah is denied the role of Effie
Posted: 3/4/05 at 1:11pmI would love to see Patti, Aretha, or even Darlene Love as Motormouth Maybelle. And I agree that Latifah just isn't right for Effie. She's cute and all, but I found her acting to be the weakest in Chicago. It was a bit too contemporary and deliberate for the role. She's getting better, but she's far from Effie material yet. I haven't seen her give an acting performance yet that doesn't appear that she's trying too hard.
Whatchmacallit
Chorus Member Joined: 1/28/05
#28re: Latifah is denied the role of Effie
Posted: 3/4/05 at 6:33pm
Justice, just because her agent is getting her all this movie work doesn't mean she's a great actress. Just popular.(Paris Hilton, hello?)
I personally like Queen Latifah, as a personality. I think she has a lot of growing to do as an actress.
#29re: Latifah is denied the role of Effie
Posted: 3/4/05 at 9:43pmHave any of you seen Set it Off?
TheSupremes
Swing Joined: 3/9/05
#30re: Latifah is denied the role of Effie
Posted: 3/9/05 at 1:39am
With all this discussion, no one has mentioned the real Effie, Florence Ballard. And while Flo may have been "the" heart & soul of The Supremes, her voice was nowhere as good as Holliday's.
I once heard a rumour...back in the mid-60s, the were talks of casting Florence in an all-black version of Hello Dolly. Does anyone know if this is fact or fiction.
perfusion
Stand-by Joined: 11/15/04
#31re: Latifah is denied the role of Effie
Posted: 3/9/05 at 3:49amIt would be cool if Sheryl Lee,Loretta,Jennifer & Deborah (or her sister Terry since nobody seems to have seen Deborah in a while)should play there original characters in the beginning of the movie, Then flashback to tell the story.
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