Plot: Conner (Andy Samberg) and his two friends form Owen(Jorma Taccone) and Lawrence (Akiva Schaffer) form a boy band. Afterwhile they get in a fight and Conner begins a hugely successful solo career. Conner gets all the trappings of stardom and then becomes an asshole to his old friends and everyone else. After while his stardom fades and Conner has to deal with it. The film is cut like a documentary that is intercut with interviews with music types from Ringo to Simon Cowell.
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Review: Popstar is a comedy and a satire. It pokes fun at the music business and the culture of celebrity. There isn't much plot or character development is a simple sitcom story that is mined for jokes, including some subtle jokes. It is refreshingly free from potty humor -- though there are a lot of penis jokes, and a very funny missing penis joke.
Some of it was very funny, but it is pretty forgettable too. It was always interesting, and mostly fun-to-watch. It would have been better if the characters were a little deeper.
Cast: Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone, Akiva Schaffer who form the music/comedy group Lonely Island
Directed by: Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone
Written by: Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone, Akiva Schaffer
The Music: Many songs by Lonely Island; some very funny.
The Visuals: They had a big enough budget to all the scenes they needed. The big venue shows look good.
Rating: 2.5 stars: At the theater, I liked it well enough for 3 stars. On the other hand, it is devoid of serious ideas and interesting relationships, but it had funny parts.
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