Last night we had the choice to see Cloud Atlas, Argo or Pitch Perfect. I was interested in all of them, but Cloud Atlas is a 3 hour movie (I was already yawning and never would have made it through a movie that long); Argo was listed at 2 hours and 15 minutes (still too long); Pitch Perfect was 1 hour and 52 minutes - the WINNER!
What a fun movie! It's about college acapella singing group competitions. The story revolves around a freshman girl who is reluctant to join the Barton Bellas, but eventually comes to love being in the group. She also has a bit of a love story with one of the male singers from the rival singing group - the Treble Makers. Truthfully, the plot is a little thin. For me it was all about the performances and the competitons. The filmmakers presented this movie in a tongue-in-cheek manner - it was nothing to be taken too seriously. If you like the TV show Glee, you will love this movie.
Ron and I enjoyed the movie so much that we have been talking about seeing it a second time just to see the musical performances again. Yes, we are those music nerds, but that shouldn't keep you from going to see the movie. It really was FUN! I might have called it a guilty pleasure, but I'm not at all embarrassed or guilty about recommending this movie. Go see it!
