![]() Now that I've finally committed to watching, I can only regret that it took me so long, for this is outright wonderful. I was never in a rush to check out 'Pitch perfect' because the concept definitely struck that chord for me. We all can name movies that we've stumbled across and thought we'd probably like it, but they don't immediately come across as something usually up our alley. Put this all at the mercy of a fabulously talented cast, and garnish with terrific costume design and hair and makeup work, and the result is altogether magnetic. I genuinely had a hard time pulling my eyes away from the screen lest I miss one glorious moment dazzling, shrewd rearrangements of popular tunes are manipulated into magnificent new shapes. Never in my life have I paid much heed to a capella, as it just doesn't fit my preferences, but especially when combined with vivid, intoxicating choreography, the result is a ritual of song and dance that is utterly spellbinding. Moreover, the most earnest congratulations are in order: the music in this film is extraordinary. It's an extra measure of joy to see John Michael Higgins and Elizabeth Banks in anchoring roles as commentators, adding further cheeky comedy to the proceedings other films struggle with such inclusions such that they feel like a distraction, but I'm ever so pleased that in 'Pitch perfect' Higgins and Banks' scenes are balanced and smoothly folded in. It's impossible to single out just one, because Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Anna Camp, Brittany Snow, Alexis Knapp, Ester Dean, Hana Mae Lee, Utkarsh Ambudkar, and all their co-stars are brilliant and luminous. There are many recognizable names and faces among the ensemble(s), and here they inject the title with jubilant electricity that not even zero Kelvin could stop from starting a fire in my heart. But nevermind that, for more importantly everyone shows truly outstanding singing abilities to let the picture soar far above its brethren. Rich sincerity is paired with delightfully witty humor, and the cast all demonstrate fine skills in bringing their parts and the story to life. I assumed for years, sights unseen, that I might enjoy this I was wrong - I absolutely love it. The dialogue and scene writing, meanwhile are on an entirely different continent, and 'Pitch perfect' bursts with sharp, smart, vibrant life that far outshines any subjective shortcomings. If the narrative is kind of ordinary, then characters are a good few miles in another direction, each given particular quirks that let them shine in turn. On the other hand - where the average title that's most comparable would use that foundation to build a three-bedroom house, there's no mistaking that screenwriter Kay Cannon and director Jason Moore have instead constructed what in relative terms is basically the synesthetic equivalent of a Frank Lloyd Wright. In the broad strokes the movie is both familiar and maybe a little tired the foundation is solid, but it's the foundation for countless other titles. To this add ready, well-trodden thematic content of tradition and experience versus innovation, the veteran who is as stubborn as she hard-nosed and driven, social troubles, the angst-ridden fresh face, social difficulties, and pride. It took me a long time to ever get around to this because the very concept seems built for cringe - the awkward ham-handedness of college comedies, smashed together with the vicarious performance anxiety of watching people sing and/or dance. Reviewed by I_Ailurophile 9 / 10 A fabulous, intoxicating burst of vitality
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