Pitch Slapped

Starring: 

Anna Kendrick, Skylar Astin, Adam DeVine, Brittany Snow, Anna Camp, Rebel Wilson, Ester Dean, Elizabeth Banks, Ben Platt, Alexis Knapp, Hana Mae Lee, and Ben Platt

Release Date: October 5, 2012

Rated PG-13

Synopsis:

Pitch Perfect is a musical comedy film directed by Jason Moore.  The film follows a misfit freshman, Beca (Kendrick), an aspiring DJ and music producer who wants nothing more than to drop out of school, move to L.A. and pursue her music career.  Beca is the rebellious type who insists on marching to the beat of her own drum.  Struggling to fit in, she is cajoled into joining the Barden Bellas, the school’s all-girl a cappella group who has nothing in common, other than their vocal talent. The Bellas’ uptight leader, Aubrey (Camp), insists that the group stick to tradition and sing the usual, overused oldies songs. Beca takes it upon herself to revamp the group’s sound with new age, upbeat songs to set the Bellas apart from the rest. After a tough loss the year before to the rivaling Treblemakers, the schools male a cappella group, the new and improved Bellas must now redeem themselves, and fight their way to the top of the cutthroat world of collegiate a cappella.

Review:

Though Pitch Perfect was not perfect, it was definitely satisfying for a fun night of entertainment. The film was like Bring It On meets Glee. The interesting and enthusiastic cast members each bring a unique and quirky personality to the film. Kendrick proves to be vocally talented, but hardly gets the chance to show off her pipes.  The character of Fat Amy (Wilson) is easily the most memorable and enjoyable asset to the film. She certainly steals the show with her absolutely hilarious, perfectly delivered dry humor and body language.  It was worth seeing the movie just for her. Bumper (Devine of Workaholics) also earns his fair share of laughs as the cocky leader of the Treblemakers. The film offers a variety of music mash-ups from oldies to newbies to everything in between, rendered vocally all without instrumentation providing an exciting soundtrack. The choreography isn’t half bad either. Overall, the movie is well worth seeing in theaters.

~ Michelle Marks