- Film Review
- Reviewed By Karen Krizanovich
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3 out of 5
This campus comedy is like Glee - only bigger, meaner and funnier. Anna Kendrick plays Beca, a would-be DJ who becomes embroiled in the cut-throat world of university a cappella singing. Aubrey (Anna Camp), the uptight soloist of the Barden Bellas, was literally sick with nerves at the previous year's competition, leading to a humiliating defeat. But with Beca's help, the troupe revamps itself to be easier on the eye and ear - despite some stereotypical characters like the vociferous Fat Amy (Rebel Wilson) - and the girls once again pit their vocal cords against male rivals The Treblemakers. It's perfectly obvious where the story is headed, but razor-sharp energy and a terrific script make up for fistfuls of clichés. It's a lightweight confection, but Pitch Perfect is great fun while the fat lady... and the skinny one... sing.
Plot Summary
A new student finds herself a social outcast during her first year of college, but soon acquires a new circle of friends in a band of misfits with a shared talent for singing. She forms them into an a cappella group and leads them to compete in the campus music competitions. Comedy, starring Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson and Elizabeth Banks.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Beca
- Anna Kendrick
- Jesse
- Skylar Astin
- Benji
- Ben Platt
- Chloe
- Brittany Snow
- Aubrey
- Anna Camp
- Fat Amy
- Rebel Wilson
- Gail
- Elizabeth Banks (2)
- John
- John Michael Higgins
- Stacie
- Alexis Knapp
- Cynthia Rose
- Ester Dean
- Lilly
- Hana Mae Lee
- Jessica
- Kelley Alice Jakle
Crew
- Director
- Jason Moore
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