Cubussoli Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

Lancoor A very feeble attempt at affirmatie action

Anoushka Slater While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

Raymond Sierra The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

ch91789 I am so glad I bought this movie. I have probably seen this movie at least 3 or 4 times in my lifetime. The soundtrack for this movie is all over my Spotify playlists. My favorite song is the Higher Medley especially when they cover Yeah by Usher and change the words. That's probably the best thing about this movie, the way they have arranged current songs and incorporated others into their choir. The cast is amazing too: Keke Palmer, Jeremy Jordan, Dolly Parton, Queen Latifah, just to name a few! Even with cast members who are less well known it is still amazing. I love how Dolly Parton and Queen Latifah play off of each other as G.G and Vi Rose. I also the relationship between Olivia and Randy. In addition, I love the family aspect. I especially love how they have a special needs character and that he finds his place as part of the band for the choir. Finally, I love how Commander Marcus Hill comes back to the family at the end. I thought the character Earla and her relationship problems was pretty cute too. TWO THUMBS WAY UP FOR JOYFUL NOISE!

SnoopyStyle In small town Georgia, Vi Rose Hill (Queen Latifah) and G.G. Sparrow (Dolly Parton) don't really get along. When the choir director G.G.'s husband dies unexpectedly, Vi takes over with the support of Pastor Dale (Courtney B. Vance). Vi is raising her kids Olivia (Keke Palmer) and Walter with Asperger while her husband returns to the military. G.G.'s rebellious grandson Randy Garrity (Jeremy Jordan) comes to town and falls for Olivia. The local choir struggles to find their sound to win the Joyful Noise Competition.The singing is great and I love Keke Palmer's voice. The actors are all very good but the story lacks cohesion. This is a slice of Christian Mingle, a dash of awkward comedy and a handful of melodrama. I like all the actors and Keke Palmer is adorable but the story keeps hitting the wrong notes. The characters go off on weird tangents. This is a great musical that gets broken up by the need for a story.

vincentlynch-moonoi I think this is a better movie than it's giving credit for. There are several different themes here, at least one of which (Aspergers) is rarely tackled in movies.The story revolves around Christian music competitions. I guess I've lost track of what is happening in Christian music nowadays! And there are certainly some toe tapping performances here! The principal character here is a mother -- nicely played by Queen Lastifah, who is very protective of her maturing daughter (played nicely by Keke Palmer) and teenage son who has Aspergers (also well played by Dexter Darden). Along comes Jeremy Jordan who befriends the son and falls in love with the daughter. He's a positive presence, though mom is not at all sure of his trustworthiness.Meanwhile, the choir director (very briefly played by Kris Kristofferson) has a heart attack, and Queen Latifah takes over the role...although there is some bitterness with the other major participant in the church choir -- Dolly Parton (Parton doesn't seem real anymore...too many plastic surgeries have flowed under bridge...she's just "okay" here).Courtney B. Vance has gotten so old looking that I honestly didn't recognize him. There's also an interesting sub plot with the somewhat unattractive Angela Grovy, whose first sexual encounter in the film ends up in a heart attack and death for the man, but who finds true love later.Each of the four principals -- Latifah, Palmer, Darden, and Jordan) are very engaging here, and I hope to see more of all of them in other films. Darden's performance, in particular, as the Aspergers inflicted son) is quite touching.At certain places, particularly in the performance competition near the end of the film, things seems a little unrealistic, but that's okay, overall the film goes down pretty comfortably and is fairly entertaining. No, it's not one of those films that will be remembered for years, but Queen Latifah is a multi-talented star and she shines in placers in this film. And, Jeremy Jordan may very well be a star in the making. And, this film is uplifting.

Python Hyena Joyful Noise (2012): Dir: Todd Graff / Cast: Queen Latifah, Dolly Parton, Keke Palmer, Jeremy Jordan, Kris Kristofferson: The joyful noise in question is not the sound of a great movie, but the sound of viewers snoring through one as mediocre as this one. It regards the uniting of talents and abilities as a Church choir competes in an annual contest but the pastor suddenly dies in the opening practice. Then we are left with two women bickering back and forth while their children unite in a petty romance. The story here is thin, formula and predictable with high end musical numbers that seem to celebrate the pop charts of yesterday as oppose to praising God. It is great to see Queen Latifah and Dolly Parton share the same space especially since their music genres are complete opposites. Latifah is left as choir director, a position that Parton felt that she should be given. Latifah is old school while Parton is open minded even when it comes to insults regarding plastic surgery. Jeremy Jordan plays Parton's grandson who lands on her door step after some apparent trouble back home. Keke Palmer plays Latifah's daughter who desires adulthood and will be romanced by Jordan. Their romance has all the quality of snoring during a Church sermon and viewers likely could care less. Kris Kristofferson appears in the flashbacks as Parton's late husband. We understand through its two talented leads that merging talents and personalities results in a choir pleasing to God, but despite its uplifting qualities, the only joyful noise I heard was the hurried rush of footsteps towards the theatre exit. Score: 5 / 10