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Bandwagon

1997, Movie, NR, 99 mins

Bandwagon: Review

BANDWAGON
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Corny and amateurish, this scrappy little indie comedy about a scrappy little North Carolina pop band dares to pose, once again, that apparently eternal musical question: Faced with success, should one sell out, or stay true to the independent spirit of the music, man? Yawn. Lead by tortured, painfully shy song writing genius Tony (Lee Holmes), four misfits form a band, dub themselves Circus Monkey, hook up with a New Age-y manager (Doug MacMillan), and hit the road in search of gigs and stardom. Forced to contend with a crappy van, bad food and worse dialogue, our boys nearly call it quits. Then an eager record company representative offers them a Faustian bargain, which demands some serious soul-searching. Aside from the bizarre pleasure that is Kevin Corrigan, who plays the band's spacey guitarist, first-time feature director John Schultz's film is unremarkable in almost every respect. Unless, of course, you count the fact that his screenplay manages to hit nearly every life-on-the-road cliche in the book. And after being treated to the entire Circus Monkey songbook (with goofy intertitles to help you remember the titles), it's hard to see what all the fuss is about. The music is pure, MOR pap, likable in a harmless, radio-ready way, but certainly nothing over which to turn away a bloodsucking A&R person. leave a comment --Ken Fox
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