Talk:Dreamgirls (film)/GA1
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GA Reassessment
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As part of Wikipedia:WikiProject Good articles' Project quality task force, I am re-reviewing this article to ensure compliance with current good article criteria. I have determined that it doesn't meet criteria for the reasons outlined below and needs a bit of work if it is to retain its status.
- The lead is pretty good, but spends too much time on the background of the film and its cast and characters, and almost nothing is said about the film's production or its reception. Three paragraphs is a good length for this size article; I suggest paring down some of the plot and adding the aforementioned details.
- The plot is a tad long; some details can be simplified or cut altogether. Remember, it's not supposed to be a blow-by-blow.
- Some unsourced statements that also smack of WP:OR and need to be appropriately verified or struck:
- "For example, Curtis Taylor's music empire expands beyond Deena Jones & the Dreams, to more closely resemble that of Berry Gordy's Motown; and C.C. White, as the head of songwriting and production at Rainbow Records is more clearly a Smokey Robinson analogue than he was in the original play. Other changes include the relocating of the talent show which opens the film from the Apollo Theater Amateur Night to a local showcase in Detroit and introducing the character Michelle Morris earlier in the story."
- "This is not Rose's first screen appearance with an American Idol contestant; she was also in the unsuccessful film From Justin to Kelly with Kelly Clarkson and Justin Guarini."
- "The most crucial casting decision involved the role of Effie White, the emotional center of the story."
- "Loretta Devine, who played Lorrell in the original Broadway play, has a cameo in the film as a jazz singer who performs the song "I Miss You Old Friend". Another Dreamgirls veteran present in the film is Hinton Battle, who was a summer replacement for James "Thunder" Early onstage and here portrays Curtis' aide-de-camp Wayne."
- Everything in "Awards" from "At the Academy Awards ceremony on February 25, 2007..." is unsourced.
- "The Brewster-Douglass housing projects, where Supremes members Diana Ross, Mary Wilson, and Florence Ballard grew up, are shown in an insert shot as the housing project the Dreamettes grew up in."
- There's not much support for File:JHudson-AndIAmTellingYou-2006.ogg meeting WP:NFCC, as there's no critical commentary that discusses the song in particular in the article and very little else discussing musical aspects. It should be removed, or the article needs to be expanded with relevant info and the fair use rationale expanded.
I am putting the article on hold for seven days pending improvements. Please appraise me of progress here or on my talk page. Thanks, Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs (talk) 19:34, 5 October 2009 (UTC)
- As there has been no stated improvements or steps towards addressing the above issues, I am delisting. Remember you can renominate at WP:GAN any time you feel it meets criteria, but I recommend taking a stab at the above issues first. Leave any questions or comments on my talk page, please—I don't watchlist old reviews and won't see any further changes to this archive. Thanks, Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs (talk) 17:28, 12 October 2009 (UTC)