Film Review – Pitch Perfect

It’s difficult to believe “Pitch Perfect” was scripted by Kay Cannon, a
vastly talented writer who made a name for herself working on “30 Rock,”
a job that requires ingenuity, a samurai-sword-sharp sense of humor,
and a mathematical understanding of screen timing. Cruelly, “Pitch
Perfect” is a glorified episode of “Glee” with a “Family Guy” funny
bone, bellyflop displays of improvisation, and a running joke concerning
projectile vomiting. At one point, a character even slides around in
the soupy stomach contents. Yeesh. Perhaps the target demographic of
teenagers and music competition nuts will enjoy themselves
wholeheartedly with this bothersome feature, losing themselves in the
songs and fatigued silliness, yet “Pitch Perfect” is an unexpectedly
lazy effort from a genuinely inspired writer, steamrolling through the
world of a cappella in an uncivil manner that doesn’t inspire laughs or
induce the chills that typically accompany true vocal power. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com