There is some good and some bad in "Sapphires".. mostly good.
O'Dowd the boyfriend from "Bridesmaids" is the star of the show here, but the cast of girls does a fine job.
It's a well-made film without much action(there is a little), effects, or Oscar winning performances, but the film flows nicely, has few if any odd/could-have been snipped scenes, and the voice-over detail is fantastic. NObody actually sings(live) in these types of movies nowadays, but here the lips and the music are masterfully synced. Somebody really spent time on getting it right. That REALLY helps in a film like this. "Pitch Perfect" is a 'perfect' comparison, but personally I thought the characters, the voice/lip syncing, and the heart of the overall story to be much stronger in "Sapphires". Truly superior in every way.
The soundtrack is fantastic.
The cultural, socio-economic, and racial subtext works in more cases than not.
SOme of the relationship fodder isn't well examined, and there's nothing in particular that stands out as amazing about this release. It's not 'perfect'.
I can recommend this. It's not my cup-o-tea necessarily, which might actually strengthen the recommendation. I'm scoring this one 72/100.
YOu MIGHT like this if you liked(best similar rec*): Pitch-Perfect(very close but just below this), Mental*(just above this - fellow recent Aussie release you SHOULD ck out), and The Kite Runner(slightly better).
I don't like it when ANY film has too much singing, and this film isn't over-run with those scenes. Not bad mate.
O'Dowd the boyfriend from "Bridesmaids" is the star of the show here, but the cast of girls does a fine job.
It's a well-made film without much action(there is a little), effects, or Oscar winning performances, but the film flows nicely, has few if any odd/could-have been snipped scenes, and the voice-over detail is fantastic. NObody actually sings(live) in these types of movies nowadays, but here the lips and the music are masterfully synced. Somebody really spent time on getting it right. That REALLY helps in a film like this. "Pitch Perfect" is a 'perfect' comparison, but personally I thought the characters, the voice/lip syncing, and the heart of the overall story to be much stronger in "Sapphires". Truly superior in every way.
The soundtrack is fantastic.
The cultural, socio-economic, and racial subtext works in more cases than not.
SOme of the relationship fodder isn't well examined, and there's nothing in particular that stands out as amazing about this release. It's not 'perfect'.
I can recommend this. It's not my cup-o-tea necessarily, which might actually strengthen the recommendation. I'm scoring this one 72/100.
YOu MIGHT like this if you liked(best similar rec*): Pitch-Perfect(very close but just below this), Mental*(just above this - fellow recent Aussie release you SHOULD ck out), and The Kite Runner(slightly better).
I don't like it when ANY film has too much singing, and this film isn't over-run with those scenes. Not bad mate.