Rating: I
In this lovely 'feel good' movie a bunch of misfits are thrown together to escape the dread of summer camp Math lessons. They enroll (reluctantly) to form a Big Band, face the great uphill task of getting funds for instruments, rehearsing and getting their act together, before ending it all with a cheery big bang.
Comedic and zany, the story is breezy and the pacing comfortable. The main leads are rock solid good lookers, while the supporting casts consists of quirky characters, like the rock (jazz?) chicks, gangster-ish mechanic wimps, and a teacher-maestro wannabe. What works is definitely the chemistry amongst the cast. It seems, from the out takes, that they had tremendous fun in making this film, and it shows in the end product.
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