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Summary: Drumline isn't just about marching band...
Review: Best movie i have seen this year. Great. Especially if your into marching band and such things. Watching this movie causes you to tap your foot and just want to be there....A++++++ From me.
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Summary: Excellent excellent excellent!
Review: This was a GREAT film and it really showed African American universities in a new refreshing way! No one ever did a film highlighting the AWESOME bands in traditionally black colleges. This film did an OUSTANDING job in that and the actors were perfect for their roles!
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Summary: Good Family movie--no hardcore sex, no swearing
Review: It's refreshing to see a movie that doesn't have raunchy sex scenes or a lot of profanity. There is a little kissing and some harmless flirting. No swearing. The band scenes are great. The "message" in this movie is teamwork, lone wolves don't make it, no matter how talented.
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Summary: Solid movie, concept and acting
Review: This movie brings together three critical elements of a successful film: concept, acting and cinematography. Nick Cannon gives a superb and believable performance as an aspiring drummer who deals with demons of not being able to read music in the college setting. Thinking his talent alone can propel him through the music reading requirement is where the movie picks up steam and leaves the station...The only thing I may have changed was the predictability. In the final battle, the champions for the past five years go next to last and, of course, the underdog team, covets the final performance. Maybe a shock to some, there is a tie and the drumlines duel to the death (not really the death, but to determine who the victor is). A nice concept for sure, Drumline carrys the beat.
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Summary: Pretty Darn Good
Review: Is "Drumline" formulaic? Yes. Has its elements been shown before in movies? Probably. But it still succeeds, by the subtle and utterly believable performance given by Orlando Jones as a band teacher trying to stick to his principals and by shining a light on the no-nosense world of upper-level band programs. Even in high school, it wouldn't be that absurd to think that the band works harder and trains more intensely than the athletes that they are there to support. It is expected that you have every little detail down, every note crisply played, and every move memorized. Into this world comes a cocky street drummer named Devon Miles (Nick Cannon in an auspicious screen debut) who thinks he can waltz through the band program. However, that makes him butt heads with his line captain Sean (Leonard Roberts), which leads to dismay for their teacher, Dr. Lee (Jones). Even through that turmoil, Miles still manages to pick up a girl, an uppercassman named Laila (Zoe Saldana) and prepare for a showdown with a rival band school in the movie's flashy and exuberant finale. Director Charles Stone lll is as auspicious as Cannon in his directorial debut. He pays enough attention to character to help the film move along, but his real strength lies in his staging of the energetic marching routines pulled off by dozens of actors and extras carrying various instruments and wearing colorful uniforms. They are an absolute delight to watch, and Stone makes it all look easy. And even Cannon and Roberts get in the act with their snare drums, showing off snappy solos and amazing routines. Is the movie formulaic, and done before? Probably so. But it still succeeds by paying enough attention to character and definitly by staging those marching routines. Plus, Orlando Jones gives the film a little more depth with a surprisingly believable and subtle performance. "Drumline" has enough spice, spark, and soul to impress even the most jaded moviegoer.
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Summary: You Don't Have To Be An Athlete To Get The Babes...
Review: This is a great movie with fantastic musical talent and the trailers and special scenes show how much effort went into making this production. The story line is guessable which is the only thing holding this back from 5 stars, but the appreciation of music as a sport and the talent that is represented in the show is incredible. The "drum offs" which pit school against school showcase the amazing skill that musicians have and the importance of cadence and comradery in building teams, confidence and sportsmanship. This movie goes to show that you don't have to be the star quarterback or the all star 3 point shooter to get the babes....
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Summary: Another teen movie .. but with a twist
Review: Large chunks of this film are by-the-numbers, 1980s-vintage, becoming-a-man storytelling. But that's okay. The message is positive, often subtler than expected, and it comes in a refreshingly new package. Today's teens haven't seen all the old Rocky-esque pictures, and rarely have African-American kids been allowed to dominate such a constructive morality tale. Nick Cannon's character is unlikable but certainly believable. And he reluctantly learns his lesson in teamwork. The real star is music itself. Fans of marching bands and drum corps in particular will have a field day and non-fans will grudgingly admit the days of Sousa-by-rote are long, long gone.
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Summary: dumb line
Review: I'll tell you straightforward: this movie is worth watching just to see the extravagance of the band acts and drum lines. It's clear a lot of work went into making them extraordinary, and it paid off. They are not only intriguing and very well choreographed, but kind of fun. -- Now, for the rest of the show? It is dead. It's tacked on to drag it into a 2-hour movie, when there's only about 30 minutes worth seeing. Bad acting. Bad characters. Bad character interaction. Bad story. Bad jokes. I would suggest fast-forwarding to the end competition, and you'll get almost everything you need to out of this show.
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Summary: Excellent!
Review: This movie should be shown in music programs in middle/high schools. Excellent message about how the lead character disrespects his talent as a musician by not giving it all he's got. This is a great way to show young students what they can do with their band, dance, vocal talents in their college careers.
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Summary: Incredible
Review: If you are looking for great acting or a compelling story don't look here. But if you want to see some incredible music and beautiful directing looking here. Charles Stone III should have received an Oscar nomination for this film or at least it should have received a cinematography nomination. As a white boy in Alabama I knew about these bands, but I did not know the culture surrounding them. Drumline will give you an appreciation for how hard these kids have to work to make such beautiful half time shows. On another note I would like to thank Mr. Stone for not making the white kid in the movie the typical stereotyped goofy/can't dance/liberal guilt type of guy. Instead the white guy is there because he wants to play music (but first he tells his roomates that he is there because he really loves black people. Very funny line). This is a beautiful movie and I highly recommend it. I would give it 5 stars, but the story is only so so.
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