What happens
when you throw a heap of the latest hits together with an awesome screenplay
and stir it up with some hot up and coming actresses? You have one of the
biggest surprises of the movie season with the hot new comedy Pitch Perfect.
Okay the
plot goes a little something like this. Becca (the awesome Anna Kendrik. You
know Anna, the coolest thing about all the bogus Twilight movies and the
awesome Up In the Air) well she is off to college after her dad puts a damper
on her dreams of moving to LA to try and get a job as a DJ. With her sassy and
moody vibe about her, but also just a bit of a lost soul, we learn that Becca
has an ear for music, in other words, she knows how to place two songs and mash
them up together to make awesome remixes (watch out David Guetta). On her first day exploring her campus on her
activities tour, she stumbles across some very interesting organisations. But as Becca witnesses, singing is the
hottest ticket on campus and the leader of the winning all- male group is
treated like rock stars. Winning a singing competition is the hottest ticket in
college. I know I don’t think it ever looked that way before this movie, but
hey its 2012, things might have changed. Anyway, Becca stumbles upon the
Bellas, an all- girl group who don’t seem to have woken up to the fact that
people know longer want to hear Ace of Base or The Bangles being sung anymore at
major competitions. Although not interested, one of the leaders of the group
Chloe (Brittany Snow) recognises something in her and sets out determined to
win Becca over. (Let’s just say it gives a new meaning to getting caught with
your pants down)
Here the
movie introduces us to some of the funniest women you would ever meet at
college. There is a sex maniac, an Asian chick (who drew some of the biggest
laughs) who barely registers on the sound level, the two sorority girls of The
Bellas and perhaps one of the funniest women working today Rebel Wilson as FAT
Amy. Yes you read right, FAT AMY. Never has a comedian stolen the laughs away
from her co-stars then the excellent Rebel Wilson (and she is Aussie all, so that’s
even better). Rebel steals every single scene she is in with her perfect comedy
timing and will probably start a few trends (I’m looking at you Mermaid Dancing
and Horizontal Running).
But back to
the story, Becca realises to win the national title it’s time to bring the
Bellas into 2012 and introduce them into remixing their songs up. Here we
witness a team coming together through hilarious circumstances preparing
themselves for the competition. Throw in nightly singing battles, a love story
and two of the funniest commentators since Dodge ball and you are in for a
great ride. Some of you are probably thinking, this sounds all a bit Gleeish
for my liking. But before you start running and screaming out of the theatre, “NOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!”
Not a happy campy singing show, just
wait, because all political correctness has been thrown` out the door, for an older
audience who laughs in the face of how stupid we have become with political
correctness. I mean one of the lead characters is called FAT AMY!!!! So right
then you should know what you are in for.
Will The
Bellas succeed in their mission to become champions? Can’t tell you that. But
what I can tell you is that Pitch Perfect is nearly almost perfect. It sets out
to deliver the laughs hard and fast all the while offering up awesome acting,
catchy tunes, a bit of a romance (don’t worry it actually is not cheesy) and a
screenplay that packs a punch to your funny bone. If you don’t come out of this
movie smiling (and still singing Ace of Base, that part I could have lived
without) then really see a doctor, because your funny bone needs to be checked,
fixed and inserted again so you can enjoy this awesome flick. Pitch Perfect 4.5/5
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