AAAHHHH! Pitch Perfect
is a teen comedy(?) about a ‘alternative girl’ called Beca (Anna Kendrick) who
goes to college despite wanting to go straight to L.A. to try and make it as a record producer.
She struggles to make friends in her first few weeks so her Dad (who happens to
work at the college) tells her if she joins a social group and still hates her
first year, he will pay for her to drop out of college and go to L.A. Beca
chooses or rather is chosen for an all girl a cappella group called the Bellas.
Beca finds that her free spirit and creativity is choked by the fellow Bellas
but slowly begins to enjoy her time with the group. Also there’s some boy
stuff, a radio station and room mate who is written in an incredibly racist
way.
I went into the film with an open mind and thought that the
trailer showed potential. There was a funny gag about the fat girl calling
herself fat and an awkward scene in the shower. I also think that Anna Kendrick
is showing promise as a great actress. Unfortunately the film is less of a let
down and more a steaming pile of popularity pandering and obvious conclusions
featuring a soundtrack which for a good hour made me hate music.
