Three pop singers are the object of an intense marketing campaign.
Botched satire of the pop industry. It seems to be mostly a stage musical filmed as is. While it is true that pop idols are manufactured to varying extents, this film distorts a basic aspect of reality when it implies that this phenomenon is tantamount to bad quality. Some pop groups which are entirely an industrial operation issued nonetheless good music, since good composers were hired, and those idols-to-be were chosen among people who could sing and perform. So, while it may be mildly funny to watch the humorous badness which comprise the musical aspect of this movie, this has nothing to do with show business reality. Furthermore, completely "authentic" artists may produce some very poor art, and I think we all have witnessed that one time or another. Incidentally, I guess this film might be a good example of that. Being simply the spin-off of a French equivalent of a mildly successful off-Broadway play, its only points of interest are as a document of another era and as a vehicle for some very committed and energetic performances.
Rating: 23
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