The big guest star, heavily lionized by the script, is DJ Digweed. Of the other record-spinners, including Snaz and Forest Green, only DJ Polywog has real star potential. This quirky blonde with an Elvisine scowl should have had more scenes. Some things, however, never change. That combination of drugs, loud music and desire for escape and communion has been around a long time now.
Groove has a musical's true, skimpy plot.
The quickness and lightness of Groove recommend it, along with Linklater's and Glaudini's touching performances. Still, the lightness of Groove can turn against it at times. David's and Leyla's big problems, we learn, are their stalemated careers, not their emotions. Groove doesn't stumble over the big issues, because it never reaches for anymore than the little ones. Mostly what appeals in Groove is the argument that this rave culture is a self-fermented scene.