Hairspray (2007) is an infectiously fun movie musical that knows exactly what it is and does exactly what it does very well. I'm so sick of movie musicals that are ashamed to be fantasy worlds where anyone can burst into song, so revisiting this one was a breath of fresh air. Great decisions were made in the move from Broadway to Hollywood, you would almost never know that Hairspray was originally a stage show. In a post-George Floyd world, however, I do struggle a bit with the way in which its pretty simple racial reconciliation plot is presented. It certainly sits oddly with me now, especially given how lighthearted the film is overall. I'm honestly stunned that Nikki Blonsky hasn't become a household name... her Tracy Turnblad was flawless and fun. Queen Latifah, John Travolta, and Zac Efron gave especially great performances as well. All told, Adam Shankman's Hairspray is a fun, bright, if a little too optimistic romp through the early '60s and a truly great stage-to-screen adaptation.