Bandslam - High School Band

The complicated, human characters make the sugary setup work.

"Bandslam" is a pretty good movie given that the odds of it having been a pretty bad movie were steep. On its face, it sounds like the highest-possible fructose corn syrup: Lonely new kid in town, pours his heart out in unanswered letters to David Bowie, becomes manager of teen band fronted by cutest girl on planet. If band wins big Bandslam contest, it's a record deal and fame and so long, high school, it's been good to know ya'. Here's the surprise: "Bandslam" may come from synthetic materials, but the characters are a little more complicated than usual. [...]

di Michael Phillips, articolo completo (3073 caratteri spazi inclusi) su The Los Angeles Times 14 agosto 2009