![]() ![]() His Baltimorean accent sounds forced, and he plays Edna as a housewife, whereas Divine played her as a drag queen. And Travolta takes time to warm up to in Hairspray. ![]() I walked in with much trepidation concerning Travolta’s turn as Edna, based as much in the queasiness he evokes for me as my devotion to Divine. It’s a showstopper, and also the gayest thing I’ve seen in a movie musical since Harold (Jim Broadbent) and The Duke’s (Richard Roxborough) version of “Like a Virgin” in Moulin Rouge! (2001). In singing their duet, “(You’re) Timeless to Me,” the long-married Wilbur (Christopher Walken) and Edna Turnblad (John Travolta) reaffirm their love. ![]()
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