Review – Josie and the Pussycats

I didn’t expect much from this outing, so when there actually turned out to be some amusement to be found and a moral that was at least halfway worthwhile, I was very pleasantly surprised. Sure, the humor was sophomoric at best. But a lot of it was just goofy enough to work (assuming you’re in the mood for it). The plot keeps things simple: a mega-corporation rockets a small-town girl band to stardom so their music can serve as a vehicle for delivering subliminal directives aimed at selling products. Yeah, I guess there’s something more than a little cynical about a big Hollywood production decrying how evil corporate merchandising is. Still, it seems like this charming little movie ought to at least get an E for effort. Though I probably wouldn’t screen this picture for a class on film production techniques, it made a fine Friday night diversion at the end of a long week. Mildly amusing