You're probably expecting me to rank on Carey's performance. I haven't seen the film, so I can only speculate that she's terrible. I do so because a) I've seen Glitter and b)everyone who suggests her performance is good is suspect. Lee Daniels, the film's producer, tells Reuters that " [p]eople do feel negatively about her as an actor" but " it was clear that she's a very talented actress." This is the same man who directed a Cuba Gooding Jr. movie that was worse than Boat Trip AND Norbit. He's also the producer of Carey's film, which means he wants your money. Liz Smith in Variety says " This is a natural, effortless performance. Nothing grand or showy. I think she just wants to be a good little actress, who can connect emotionally with an audience..." This is the equivalent of those Larry King blurbs you see on posters. You know when they're quoting Larry King, the filmmakers couldn't find anybody else who said anything positive. Everything else I've read mentions that Carey goes the dowdy route for the role, and that she's a disaster.

Carey is a multimillion-selling record artist whose 18 number ones put her two shy of the record held by the Fab Four. She can sing, and her register ranges from normal to dog whistle. Why does she need to prove herself by repeatedly doing something at which she is not good? Does she have a deal with Scarlett Johansson: You try my job, I try your job? I saw Glitter on bootleg, and if Tennessee winds up on sale for $5 in front of New York's Beacon Theater, I'll buy a copy and publicly admit if Carey's performance is dynamite.