Joyful Noise

Name: Joyful Noise
Genre: Comedy, Music
Released: January 13, 2012
Duration: 118 min
Rating: 44
Cast: Dolly Parton, KeKe Palmer, Queen Latifah

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JOYFUL NOISE

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Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: January 13, 2012

Starring: Dolly Parton, KeKe Palmer, Queen Latifah

Summary: Joyful Noise is a funny and inspirational story of music, hope, love and renewal. The small town of Pacashau, Georgia, has fallen on hard times, but the people are counting on the Divinity Church Choir to lift their spirits by winning the National Joyful Noise Competition. The choir has always known how to sing in harmony, but the discordJoyful Noise is a funny and inspirational story of music, hope, love and renewal. The small town of Pacashau, Georgia, has fallen on hard times, but the people are counting on the Divinity Church Choir to lift their spirits by winning the National Joyful Noise Competition. The choir has always known how to sing in harmony, but the discord between its two leading ladies now threatens to tear them apart. Their newly appointed director, Vi Rose Hill, stubbornly wants to stick with their tried-and-true traditional style, while the fiery G.G. Sparrow thinks tried-and-true translates to tired-and-old. Shaking things up even more is the arrival of G.G.'s rebellious grandson, Randy. Randy has an ear for music, but he also has an eye for Vi Rose's beautiful and talented daughter, Olivia, and the sparks between the two teenagers are causing even more friction between G.G. and Vi Rose. If these two strong-willed women can put aside their differences for the good of the people in their town, they--and their choir--may make the most joyful noise of all. (Warner Bros. Pictures)

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Director: Todd Graff

Genre(s): Comedy, Music

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 118 min

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Slant Magazine - R. Kurt Osenlund

Jan 12, 2012

Joyful Noise certainly has its demographics covered. Read full review

Philadelphia Inquirer - Carrie Rickey

Jan 12, 2012

Though one wishes Graff's eye were as developed as his keen ear, he elicits rafter-raising musical performances from Latifah, Palmer, and Jordan that are irresistible fun. Read full review

Movieline - Stephanie Zacharek

Jan 12, 2012

A well-intentioned, pleasant-enough picture that shoots off in too many directions to ever ignite. Read full review

Charlotte Observer - Roger Moore

Jan 11, 2012

A cheerful, not-quite-off-color crowd-pleaser that rarely breaks formula, it's the big screen equivalent of a sloppy smooch from your over-affectionate aunt over the holidays. Read full review

Boston Globe - Ty Burr

Jan 12, 2012

Hot gospel singing and earnest family squabbles are all that distinguish Joyful Noise. Read full review

The New York Times - Stephen Holden

Jan 12, 2012

A lower echelon of musical comedy hell (or heaven, if you love the hoariest musical comedy clichés). Read full review

The Globe and Mail (Toronto) - Jennie Punter

Jan 12, 2012

An unholy mess. Read full review

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ilikemovies88

Jan 15, 2012

I really enjoyed this movie....I love music and will definetly be getting the soundtrack! I was loving the song at the end with all the remixes :) its was a good kind of corny and so much fun to watch

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RachelDragon

Sep 6, 2016

So charming and cute. It has Dolly Parton. How can you go wrong with Dolly. It had a great mix of old and new. I could tell the budget was probably low but it made no difference. Good natural acting. KeKe Plamer was really cute to watch. She has a natural acting skill and I enjoyed watching her.

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MegWhiteley

Mar 2, 2012

A really incredible film, this new work of Todd Graff (BandSlam) is great, I love Joyful Noise, with a really normal trama, you can pass a really good time.

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sesostris

Jan 28, 2012

Angels:
This movie is entertaining. If I was going to pigeon-hole this show, I would call it a musical/musical comedy. Perhaps the most important ingredient then, is the music. And the music was very enjoyable-uplifting, vibrant, pulsating, tuneful gospel music. The movie is worth theAngels:
This movie is entertaining. If I was going to pigeon-hole this show, I would call it a musical/musical comedy. Perhaps the most important ingredient then, is the music. And the music was very enjoyable-uplifting, vibrant, pulsating, tuneful gospel music. The movie is worth the price of admission just for the music! The plot was a standard one about group competitions-it could have been basketball teams, cheerleading teams or in this case church choirs, but the resolution of the competition was perfect. I cannot say more or I will spoil it for you. The Queen, and Dolly did just fine. The script did not ask them to stretch their acting talents, and they both carry a tune nicely. I would say that the situations were not drawn as clearly or as plausibly as they might have been. One example: why was there so much animosity between the Queen and Dolly? I still don't really get it. But, this movie was a vehicle for the music, and once you understand that, you will enjoy the movie because you enjoy the music.
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Luha

Jan 14, 2012

I thought the movie was quite entertaining, and elevated by fine performances from Queen Latifah, Dolly Parton, and Jeremy Jordan. Can't remember the last time I walked out of the movie theater grinnig from ear to ear. http://luhathoughts.blogspot.com/2012/01/joyful-joyful-i-adore-thee.html

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Lansdenrs

Jul 5, 2013

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Terrible plot. Bad romance. I couldn't take it looking at Dolley Partons fake face.
And her freakin southern accent. Keke Palmer apparently is a strong christian in the film but makes out with a guy in every scene. Stupid, Dumb, and an idiotic film… Expand

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Edmonchuck

Jan 16, 2012

I know that many like Latifah and Dolly...I definitely do. However, this movie was either poorly written or sponsored by a church membership drive. It is more cliche than anything I've seen from Disney. A 3 minute song that simply says "fix me Jesus" is nauseating. Dolly's cornyI know that many like Latifah and Dolly...I definitely do. However, this movie was either poorly written or sponsored by a church membership drive. It is more cliche than anything I've seen from Disney. A 3 minute song that simply says "fix me Jesus" is nauseating. Dolly's corny remembrancewith Kris made me roll my eyes. The voices in the movie sing wonderfully. However, the camp and cornball littered with an obvious plug for churches made even the heartwarming moments Gravol-ready. The voices keep this movie from being rated a 1. Wait for late night TV for this one folks.… Expand

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