Self-important, over-dramatic, uninspired.

This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

To be honest season 2 was defiantly better than season 1 Especially at the end of the winter Finale, my point is don't judge something when you haven't even watched at least half of it, judging something cause you only watched episode 1 is something repulsive to the people who worked so hard on this masterpiece well not masterpiece, just set all feelings aside and give it a try. I didn't like the first couple episodes of it but now I'm watching it every Wednesday, now its killing me cause I have to wait after my birthday to watch the rest of it.

***may be spoilers*** I really like Star. It's different. The mix of Star, her sister and the little rich girl are entertaining. Jahil, and the athlete, both are men you can have a love/hate relationship with. They are so great at times and then they make the worst decisions and you just want to scream at them. Queen Latifah does an outstanding job of showing her feelings and being down to earth. Her relationship with her daughter evolves in a heartbreaking way. The daughter, herself, keeps you coming back to find out the outcome of her situations. I hope it continues as I look forward to traveling with the girls as they trudge to stardom.

I'm not one to write reviews, but after reading some of the reviews submitted, I just wanted something positive said about this show. It's a great operetta. I love the music and dance routines. I think Queen Latifah is amazing. The three girls are excellent. I also like the story-line. The actors are doing a great job. This is better than Empire. Better music, better character development, better pacing. I'm interested in these women...all of them: Carlotta, Cotton, the three divas. I look forward to each episode.I think Lee Daniels and crew have done an excellent job.

...I usually gives new shows a couple of episodes before I totally write them off. And because it has a proved producer/director as well as a star that I've like from wayyyyy back, I decided to give it a solid chance. The show has substance and depth. It's interesting with the right amount of music, humor and edginess. I have to admit, I didn't expect Oscar or Emmy award winning performances. I just wanted something entertaining with a good storyline, good writing and good acting. It has all of that. So I look forward to watching it each week to see just how far this adventure will go in an hour (of relaxation and entertainment after a hard day's work).