A Pleasant Surprise

Rating: 7/10 (23 April 2013)

I went in to this film not knowing very much about it other than what my girlfriend told me. I knew that it was about singing, it was a comedy and it had Anna Kendrick in it. i have enjoyed the films that i have seen Anna Kendrick in before so i was mildly interested in it. Anna Kendrick plays her usual sulky self until she finds something she's really interested in, and then she gets happier, less annoying and actually is a nice person. the film itself is funny enough and i found myself really enjoying the characters.
The singing is rather good but it is quite slow at the beginning but certainly makes a vast improvement towards the end. The love story is a nice side-line in the film but doesn't really add that much to it. I did enjoy this film very much but wanted more of the battle singing than the choir based singing.
I would certainly recommend this film to anyone just looking for a nice distraction or on a date, it is a nice simple comedy with some good singing and some great songs thrown in.