More Glee-like than it's willing to admit.

Rating: 6/10 (15 January 2014)

Pitch Perfect wants to be Glee plus Easy A, but it's more Glee than it wants to admit. Littered with high school clichés in a college environment, it's surprising that it's more endearing than I thought it could be. The most pleasant surprise is that Anna Kendrick is a great lead. She does a charming job of holding the film on her shoulders when I've only seen her in light supporting roles. However, I did struggle to buy the main premise of the film. They wanted her character to be apathetic to the whole acapella thing but it can't be that hard to ignore that self-aware fad, right? Oh well, this isn't a film that really concerns itself with that. Instead it's half-catchy covers and remixes of popular songs I don't know with a half-assed tribute to 80s movies rammed in there. There's good intentions so it isn't too irritating. Rebel Wilson and Elizabeth Banks steal the show with the best lines. The three actresses totally make it worth watching. But it's overall mild entertainment with an occasional edge to its humour.
6/10