ducdebrabant The cast is so appealing, the acting so on point, the dialogue so pert, the milieu so well-defined, the production values so there, the direction so sharp, the look so polished, that it is agonizing to realize as the movie goes on how clichéd and stale the story is -- the honest musician seduced into the sleazy and superficial starmaker machinery behind the popular song. The Right Girl versus the Wrong Girl (a sleazy Brazilian "I'm With the Band" babe whose hair, unlike the Right Girl's, isn't naturally blonde). And then, God help us, a mad dash to the airport to stop the girl from leaving. You think you're seeing something as smart about the upcoming performer scene as the late lamented TV series "Unscripted" and then you find out you're seeing "She's All That." I don't want my two hours back, I want the cast to have their two months (or whatever it was) back. They could have been making a much better movie. My only consolation is that the clips will look great in everybody's talent reel; all the scenes will seem better, taken out of context.

Mr_Sensitive This seems like a nice little flick as I first thought to myself while watching its trailer. It is also has a pretty neat casting include Carrie Fisher, Kip Pardue, Pell James, and Steven Straint.The story wasn't that bad, I like this kind of story about wannabe singer/actor tried to make it big but; somehow this movie hasn't been executed properly. No character development, and no proper plot - that after half an hour I absolutely lose interest in it. It such a waste of talent, seem like this movie is watchable because of the stars it has.Poor Mrs. S. Sossamon's character is the worst of all, sadly her character is a completely flop and almost nothing to do with the story on anything. Steven here in the movie do nothing but sing and more singing. That all the movie seems to consist of – people singing and nothing else. And the worst part is they actually sang the full version of the songs; imagine how many there is and how much time it take.Good part about this movie is – it is not about Mrs. A. Simpson like the way most movies goes by nowadays and her singing ability; but the bad part is they still let her sing couple of songs and her voice unlike the real thing was horrible in the movie. Her ability as a newbie actor wasn't all bad but compare to the real wannabe actors she is nothing. I also find the soundtrack to be extremely dreadful.Final Words: Seem like the director plan to make a sophisticated love story movie about the love for the girl and the music, but somehow he fails along the way. It was a let down.Reason To Watch: The Casting Is Fantastic.Reason Not To: The Story Fail The Movie.Rating: 3.5/10 (Grade: F).Please Rate After Reading (Y/N), Thank You.

Wynne Blazeton This movie was incredibly good and I really don't understand why it was not a bigger hit. The fact that Ashley Simpson is in it may have contributed to its downfall, but while we're on that subject: I really don't see what was wrong with her performance. I thought, considering she had no acting experience before this film, she did an awesome job. And I really liked how that director didn't make the film about Ashley Simpson. While she definitely had a crucial part in the film, it was not centered around her. With that said, I could find nothing wrong with this movie and believe me I was looking. I thought there had to be a reason it was such a bomb in the box office, but I could not find a single good reason. This movie was brilliant: the story was sweet and romantic, but not gushy, it was surprisingly believable in its portrayal of struggling performers, the acting was flawless, and the music was out of this world. I even bought the soundtrack I was so impressed. So for the record: this movie was NOT like Crossroads (although I don't think that was such a bad movie either) and I would recommend it to every teenager in the U.S.

Bellicose It definitely won't win an Oscar or best movie award but I think it's a definite rental movie. The plot has been done before yes but it's still worth seeing.Most of the acting was good. Steven Strait was amazing seeing as he is only 19. Amazing voice as well, the soundtrack is a must have. Ashlee Simpson was alright, she didn't show emotions very well but she was just a sidekick character. Carrie Fisher and Kip Pardue were nice comic-adding characters, I fell in love with Pardue immediately. The skateboarding dog was pretty neat. And Pell James was alright. She isn't really leading lady role material, she looked rather uncertain when she was acting. But the Brazillian chick kept loosing her accent which was kind of odd. And the Austrailian boyfriend was pretty funny.Best thing in this movie is the music. Even Ashlee Simpson's songs weren't that bad. Steven Strait sings most of the songs on the soundtrack and they are really good.The directing was total crap though. Editing sucked. The whole plot itself wasn't really thought-out like it could have been.So it's not an overly great movie but there are some nice faces to look at, some good acting, some comedy, romance, and some awesome music so it's worth it.