Review of Spectacular! (2009) by Kendall I — 03 Oct 2011

This was surprisngly hard to rate.

PLOT:When aspiring rockstar Nikko (Nolan Gerard Funk) is kicked out of his band and dumped by his girlfriend, he's offered a spot in the local school jazz choir by the leader, Courtney (Tammin Sursock), who has also lost a member to the rival choir, Ta-Da. He turns down the offer until he finds he has a shot at a recording contract if he gets a rockin' demo and a lot of money. He then agrees to join the choir if he splits half of the money, but he begins to grow a love for the choir as he helps it break free and the other members to figure out their true talents. It's the poor-teenager's version of School of Rock, and is executed decently, but not greatly.

ACTING:Most of it's mediocre to the cheesy max. The only performances worth mentioning are the two leads, Funk and Sursock. Funk was the only great actor out of the bunch. He did an excellent job compared to the rest of the cast. Most of the time Sursock over-acted, but she could show emotion well, just not regular acting.

SOUNDTRACK:Most of the songs are just teen pop trash, but some of them shine through as the gems of the soundtrack. "Break My Heart", Eye of the Tiger", and "Something to Believe In" are the ones I have in mind.

OTHER CONTENT:The choreography in the song numbers showed a clear comparison between order and freedom, as to make the audience feel and notice who is better and what might just happen. This movie was so difficult to rate because compared to the majority of trash I've seen, this is not as bad. It's actually partway decent. It definitely has its flaws, but it's not the worst thing I've seen.

OVERALL,a movie that's not that bad with a formulaic plot, mainly mediocre acting, teen pop trash soundtrack with its gems, and great choreography twists. Compared to some of the trash I've seen, this isn't that bad.