Saturday, 5 January 2013

Films in 100: Pitch Perfect (2012)

Pitch Perfect (Jason Moore, 2012)

Starring: Anna Kendrick, Brittany Snow, Skylar Astin,  Rebel Wilson, Anna Camp and Ben Platt.

The similarities to Glee are clear; it's a musical comedy, it shows the rise of an unpopular group of misfits to success and an alumni from the original broadway cast of Spring Awakening is in one of the main roles (Astin). The dialogue is often quick witted but sometimes falls flat with Rebel Wilson improvising to provide the majority of the laughs. The generic romance at the centre of the narrative is sweet but nothing new, with the mashups so “mashed” that it is difficult to shake them out like a polaroid picture. Less Pitch Perfect more pitch predictable.

3/5

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