I took 4 Middle School girls from a Christian school to this movie. They are now wild about the music and want it on their ipods. The very best part of this movie is that people of all races mingle freely and nothing is even said about it. Through adoption our family is bi-racial, so a movie like this gets rave reviews from us.

I took three 9 year old girls to see this movie tonight. The language was a bit course and some of the sexual innuendo was inappropriate but overall they all enjoyed it and I didn't think it was too much for them. However, the previews shown at the theater were exceedingly inappropriate including hot steamy sex scenes and extreme violence. The previews were so bad that I considered leaving before Joyful Noise even started. I can only conclude that the previews were deemed "acceptable" because the were attached to a PG-13 movie. Parents be warned: get to the theater a bit late.

Not sure where to start with this one. Went with a friend and our two seven-year-old daughters, who had both seen the trailer and were dying to see it. My daughter and her friend love singing, and with Queen Latifah and Dolly, I thought it would be cute with lots of songs & jokes. However -- completely aside from the subpar acting, dialog, plot progression, continuity and camera work -- this film had no idea what audience it was going for. Or maybe it was swinging for all of them? If it was aiming for funny camp with moments of "she said/did WHAT?" a la a tame version of Bridesmaids, then the viewer would likely not appreciate being bludgeoned over the head with constant Christian messages and folksy life lessons. The serious Christian would love the messages and songs, but be appalled at some language and inappropriate dialog/actions (that would go over the head of the average youngster, but made us look at each other and say, "Really??! Eewww") ex. Queen Latifah and Dolly see the main teen girl (Latifah's daughter) making eyes at the main teen (annoying Dolly's grandson) boy, and Latifah says, out of nowhere, "That's a look that stays in your stomach for nine months!" or something close to that. THESE KIDS ARE 16 - and the girl is a devout Christian who isn't even allowed to date, mind you. Family movie? It's got the cloying plot and the cliche characters that young kids can get a handle on, yet too weirdly raunchy. Then it will suddenly swing back to the God Can Save Anyone messages that occur every three minutes (as in, poignant shadow-strewn solo of Latifah, alone at the church piano, singing "God fix me... God fix me... God fix me...." I don't believe there were any other lyrics in that song and it went on FOR. EV. ER. On the opposite end, a running gag in the movie is about a geeky female choir member who hasn't gotten laid in four years. She wham-bam sleeps with a geeky male choir member, who you learn hasn't slept with anyone in three years. She tries to serve him breakfast in bed afterward only to find him dead -- and all she's worried about is she'll never get laid in her small town again because -- as she tells the minister (!!) - her rep is now "tap that and you're dead." The musical numbers are pretty good, and my daughter really enjoyed those, but she covered her eyes and squealed whenever kissing/sex scenes appeared. If she was any older, we would have had some serious 'splainin' to do about many jokes and gags. It was like two separate movies bizarrely mashed together, to the discomfort of all. Do not bother.

My family thought the movie was great! There were more curse words used than I expected but it didn't take away from the message overall. I enjoyed our teens seeing the natural conflicts that can arise with parents and the love that is still present during and after those conflicts.

i saw this move this weekend and it was great but would just like to remind parents that this is rated pg13 and is not sutible for smaller kids please think of this before you pick this movie for your family movie night

In all aspects, I think Joyful Noise is about as true to real life as it gets. This is the message we need to give to our kids. Life is real -- stuff happens -- good and bad. Just because folks are in church and saved by our Lord does not mean they are no longer human and above making mistakes. This movie is awesome in the fact that it portrays those that are saved and on track in their spiritual walk with the Lord are capable of making the wrong choices. BUT, these same folks can ask for forgiveness, put aside their differences, and function in harmony to achieve goals. Absolutely wonderful!

Although there were some positive scenes, there were a lot of rauncy scenes as well. The implied message was that sex before marriage is fine and showed a scene the next morning of two people from the choir who slept together and the man is dead the next morning. There was also bad language throughout the movie. It seemed like Hollywood's version of a Christian movie. I would suggest watching a movie like Courageous, now that has good Christian message!

Good movie over all but there is a LOT of language in it.

I actually went to see this with a friend who had been dying to see this movie. Going into it, I had no intentions of seeing I just went with my friend just being a good friend and what not. At first, I didn't really like it only because in the back of my mind I knew I didn't want to be here. But the part that brought me into the movie was the singing. The main character, Keke Palmer started to sing Man in the Mirror and I blew me away! Throughout the whole movie, the singing was outstanding which also had a lot to do with the plot which made it one of the best movies I have had seen in a longtime! Other then the music, the Chemistry and message was what else really brought the movie together. This movie was no typical movie, it was defiantly one that really stood out to me.