1/24/13 - Pitch Perfect

I heard about this movie sometime last year when I downloaded the soundtrack. It was full of covers of mainstream songs and quite similar to Glee. I wasn't so impressed by the soundtrack so I did not bother to find out more about the movie. The movie was not shown here in the country, or at least not yet, so I don't see any hype for this movie.

But recently, the movie has been trending on Twitter locally and I can only attribute it to the pirated releases of the movie that is now available everywhere. Several people online has been praising it to be very funny and full of witty remarks. Some have even compared it to Mean Girls or Bridesmaids.

So when I was trying to find a new movie to buy, I was left with no other choice and bought the movie during my birthday.

Set in a high school setting, the movie is centered on Anna's character and being part of a music club who are competing with other music groups.

I was prepared to have a good time watching the film and burst of laughter but I found myself the complete opposite.

I didn't find it too funny and struggled to find humor whenever a comedic scene is presented. Most characters were boring. I'm disappointed that Elizabeth Banks was lackluster as I have learned to like her after watching some of her previous movies. But she's just a minor character anyway. The major characters were just mediocre and they were just a rip-off of other teen-oriented films or shows. One of the characters, Fat Amy, who even trended on Twitter, is a character that we've somehow seen before with the likes of Melissa McCarthy or any awkward,self-humiliating character played by Michael Cera or Christopher Mintz-Plasse. The good thing is, Anna Kendrick plays her character quite well. But she can't carry the whole movie herself.

The songs featured in the film didn't impress me too. Though they could all sing, they could have chosen better songs and add variation. "The Sign" was used at least 3 times in the whole film! I'm sure there's more songs out there and they chose to repeat one song over and over again.

I couldn't keep myself glued to the film all throughout. I was forcing myself not to tune in to the television or shut down the movie player.

To the people comparing it to Mean Girls, I can't see why they found it similar since this movie tries to be one. I heard a sequel is already in the works. I hope it doesn't get more disastrous.

Overall, Pitch Perfect is a full-length second-rate Glee that attempts to become some sort of pop culture classic but instead of creating their own identity, it loses itself by pure imitation of previous films in the genre.