This was a very good movie. It is a musical, a teen movie, and a Cinderella story all rolled into one solid smooth-flowing summer delight. Many of the songs start in either found music moments or poignant story moments that spark a song. The characters are real--the guys and girls alike, including strong girls and ones less so (but that learn to be strong in other ways). The "bad guys" take a mild form of other band rivals and of a school with an out-of-balance focus on which extra-curriculars are important. While the school may be out of balance, there isn't any program bashing. The energies center more around a principal that is played a comic edge off of center. Same goes for the rival band in that, while the rival band stirs things up, this movie isn't about bullies bashing, bully bashing, or bashing bullies back. This movie is sooo, nicely done--and without ham-y acting.
Why have I resisted this movie for so long?
If you enjoy any of the above elements, then I would hardily recommend this movie.
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