Itchy Review: Pitch Perfect

When Itchy told people we were off to see a preview of Pitch Perfect, most people said, “Oh, what’s that about then?”, to which we responded, “Er, we’re not sure… it looks a bit like Glee goes to University.”

We can now clarify that it’s about as far from Glee as our favourite film, Bridesmaids. In fact, it basically IS Bridesmaids, minus a wedding and plus an all singing, all dancing, all American a capella group competition… there’s vomit, there’s Rebel Wilson, there’s awkwardness galore – in short, it’s our kind of film.

The basic premise is that Becca, played by Anna Kendrick (of 50/50 fame), has joined Barden University as a freshman with aspirations of being a DJ in the big city. Her father, a professor at the University, has other ideas. He challenges her to take part in Uni life for a year before quitting to follow her dreams. Of course, she gets stuck in with the world of a capella and just happens to be a flippin’ excellent singer…

The storyline may not have hundred of twists and turns, but Itchy would watch this film just for the music. Far from the saccharine musical offerings that Glee has spawned, the soundtrack of Pitch Perfect boasts classic hits that we had almost forgotten about. (Any film with No Diggity in it gets a gold star from Itchy. Fact.)

Obviously it might be hard to sell this one to the males of the world, but actually Itchy thinks it’s ideal date material. There’s a romantic storyline in there somewhere, but ultimately the a capella competition takes centre stage. Just tell him there’s a scene featuring two hot girls singing David Guetta whilst naked in the shower, and we reckon that’ll do the trick.

Aside from our favourite shower scene, there are some great one-liners, mainly from the fabulous “Fat Amy” (Rebel Wilson) but other characters also got Itchy giggling, especially the quiet Lilly, who occasionally came up with some absolute gems. We also nearly wet ourselves laughing at Gail and John, the sarcastic commentators played by John Michael Higgins and producer Elizabeth Banks.

Just a few words of advice: go along prepared for loads of aca-jokes (from aca-scuse me to aca-what, there’s barely a scene without one) and save your snacks for after the first scene if you have a delicate stomach… (Don’t say we didn’t warn you.)