Pitch Perfect was an enjoyably slight musical drama

Rating: 7/10 (9 October 2012)

I got very interested in watching this movie when I found out, here on IMDb, it was shot on the LSU campus here in Baton Rouge which my movie theatre-working friend didn't know about till I told him just before the matinée. We both recognized some landmarks from that university when they showed on screen and I myself recognized some drinks from a local hangout named Zippy's (though I have yet to go there) and a sign for Kean's was also prominently featured (though that's a local chain of dry cleaners, not gas stations as in the movie). Anyway, I noticed players like Brittany Snow, Donald Faison, that woman playing Fat Amy from Bridesmaides, and John Michael Higgins with Elizabeth Smart as those funny commentators. They and the unknowns were good though the script was pretty slight concerning some plot points and I thought the vomiting of one of the main characters was a bit much. Still, I mostly enjoyed the singing of mash-ups and the using of that teen movie The Breakfast Club as another plot point. So on that note, I recommended Pitch Perfect.