American comedy about a college female acapella group called Barden Bellas. When rebellious Beca starts at the college she is not interested in making friends, but her great singing voice leads her to join the group which is made up of popular girls, bitchy girls, and other girls who would never have been friends otherwise (and are barely friends anyway). Story features on the quest to win a prestigious competition, their rivalry with male acapella group the Treblemakers.
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Year of release: 2012
Director: Jason Moore
Writers: Mickey Rapkin (book), Kay Cannon
Main cast: Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Brittany Snow, Anna Camp, Adam Devine, Skylar Astin, Ben Platt, Ester Dean, Hana Mae Lee
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Genre: Comedy
Highlights: Rebel Wilson steals the show! Also the Treblemakers are really really good!!
Lowlights: None really. Possibly aimed at a more youthful market than this viewer, but overall lots of fun
Overall: Definitely worth a watch if you want a feel-good comedy
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