Film Review – Girl You Know It’s True

Producers want musician and band bio-pics, as there’s money to the be made from devoted fans and, for some of these releases, a sweet hit of nostalgia also drives ticket sales. “Girl You Know It’s True” doesn’t exactly check any of those boxes, exploring the saga of Milli Vanilli, tracking the rise and fall of performers Rob Pilatus and Fab Morvan. In 1989, the men managed to become one of the hottest acts in the music business, turning into a global sensation with their distinctive style and succession of hit singles. These were songs they didn’t actually sing, becoming the face for producer Frank Farian and his team of session musicians, carrying a lie that burned them in many ways. Writer/director Simon Verhoeven (“Friend Request”) looks to return to the heat of the moment with “Girl You Know It’s True,” which is extremely sympathetic to Pilatus and Morvan, depicting them as excitable guys caught up in the temptations of fame. The reality of this adventure is up for debate, but Verhoeven’s feature plays the complex situation much too simplistically. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com