Pitch Perfect

Imagine Glee in College, add in some edginess and basically, you get Pitch Perfect. The results aren't actually perfect, but there's some good pitch in there.

Beca (Anna Kendrick) wants to DJ in Los Angeles. But her father makes her go to college instead. Not only she must attend college, but she has to join a club. The club she joins is The Bellas, the local all-girls A Capella group. Their leaders are the authoritarian Aubrey (Anna Camp) and the more liberal Chloe (Brittany Snow). Meanwhile, her new friend Jesse (Skylar Astin) joins the all-boys group, the Treble Makers. Since the two groups are rivals, this naturally leads to conflict.

And that's all you need to know about the plot.

As for credentials, there's a few noted names on the crew. It's somewhat based on GQ editor Mickey Rapkin's non-fiction book and adapted by 30 Rock writer Kay Cannon. It's directed by Jason Moore, who began his career on Broadway as a director for Les Miserables. What kind of film did they make?

It's a silly film, to say the least. A few bits of the story either made little to no sense. As a result, I found it a bit easy to get lost. However, individual performances of the supporting Bellas raised the pitch up a bit. Particularly noticeable were Hana Mae Lee, as the barely audible Lily and Rebel Wilson as “Fat Amy.” The song performances, thanks to both stars and sound mixers, were great. All in all, I found it a bit more enjoyable than the dud Rock of Ages, which means a lot.

If you plan to see this movie, go ahead. At the very least, the whole cast is enjoyable to watch. Meanwhile, I'll wait for Les Miserables the Musical to make its cinematic debut.