We take a look at the karaoke industry, which has graduated from an embarrassing Japanese bar activity to a commercial way of life in the USA. Three unlikely couples have various adventures before they all meet in the regional finals of a karaoke competition. The couples are a karaoke hustler and his estranged daughter, a good-natured guy, recently dumped, and a young woman prepared to use her body to get what she wants, and a mid-life-crises executive who teams up with a recently-released convict. A mix of comedy, music and drama.
Maria Bello, Andre Braugher, Paul Giamatti, Huey Lewis, Gwyneth Paltrow, Scott Speedman
Director
Bruce Paltrow
Screenplay
John Byrum
Music
David Newman
Cinematography
Paul Sarossy
Sound formats
Dolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, DTS
Soundtrack
Available
Made in
2000
Produced by
Beacon Films, Inc., Beacon Pictures, Hollywood Pictures, Seven Arts Pictures
Ratings
Scale (Max)
20
South African Media
The MoviesiteIan Douglas
8
Cape ArgusGary van Dyk
10
Cape ArgusAdrian Monteath
5
The StarGary van Dyk
14
Die BurgerFrancois Smith
5
Sunday TimesBarry Ronge
5
International Media
eye Weekly (Canada)Jason Anderson
1
Box Office (USA)Shlomo Schwartzberg
1
ReelViews (USA)James Berardinelli
10
Total Film (UK)Neil Smith
10
Film Review (UK)Alan Jones
10
Internet (IMDB)245 Netizens
11
Average .. 38%
8
Visitor Comments
Ian Douglas: In essence, a musical ''road movie''. As such, the storyline is more episodic than cohesive, aiming mainly to get all the characters to end up at the same place at the same time. Most of the characters are pretty unbelievable, which loses the film points.
