Review – Duets

Who would have thought that the world of semi-professional karaoke singing would feature so many opportunities to explore the true nature of the human condition? Here we have a fairly standard collection of quirky characters organized into three subplots, all of which wind together at a karaoke contest in Omaha. Of the three, my favorite was the story that featured Huey Lewis as a karaoke hustler (yeah, me neither) and Gwenyth Paltrow as his estranged daughter. So that should give you some idea of how the rest of the show went. I don’t think it’s even half as profound as the folks who made it thought it was going to be, but it does manage a few amusing moments, especially for audience members who aren’t in a particularly serious mood. Mildly amusing