A MIGHTY WIND

Director: Christopher Guest (Waiting for Guffman, Best in Show, Nigel Tuffnel ...)
Starring: Ensemble incl. Guest, Eugene Levy, Michael McKean, Catherine O'Hara, more

I'm a huge fan of the Christopher Guest 'mockumentaries'. I thought Waiting for Guffman and Best in Show were some of the sweetest, funniest, most perfect little comedies of recent memory. They worked because they were so dead-on in their satire. They worked because they never mocked anybody, they lovingly teased the characters in each film. This film did not quite live up to those two previous works. It shared many of the same stylistic choices and had the same sweet outlook, but this film just never quite made it to the same level as the first two. Maybe it's because they're going over similar ground each time.

The characters in this film were a little more dismal and silly than the previous, but this was more than made up for with the ridiculously catchy tunes written by the cast members. There's a Eugene Levy tune played over the end credits that actually astounded me. This was written and sung by the hairy guy in Club Paradise? Wow!

Standouts: Catchy tune, more of the same brand of cute humor from Christopher Guest and ensemble.
Blowouts: The film style is starting to lack originality I think.

Grade: B+