I'm actually a fool, I don't even know what I was thinking. I didn't even enjoy the 1980s version (god, movies in the 80s were so effing bleak) so why did I think I would enjoy this unglorified remake?
I think in the wake of television shows like Glee and movies which explore the whole theme of young teens wanting to sing and this newfound universal love for all things musical theatre and performing I was clutching onto this glimmer of hope that this film would do justice to that notion. Nup.
Don't get me wrong, this film has it all, tired and infuriating cliched storylines including and very limited to; My parents don't believe in me and I am being forced to do something I don't love and they are very irrationally against me pursuing my dream (p.s. I'm also from a racially oppressed minority). It also has an end of school concert which you would assume that after 4 years at the most prestigious and difficult schools to get into would be of a much higher calibre and would not just feature 3 students. Oh, and also, If over 10,000 people audition and you choose the absolute best I am so confused as to why they all fucking suck!?
Probably the only thing I enjoyed about the whole movie was when the singing teacher Ms. Rowan (played by Megan Mullally of Will & Grace fame) sing a rendition of "You Took Advantage of Me" in a karaoke scenario and even that didn't blow my tiny mind open as much as it could.
If I had to rate this movie on a scale of '1 to I'm gonna live forever' I would strip it of its self-important immortality and force it to look in the mirror until it saw the ugliness within!
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