Disney Channel Fans

I went to see Bandslam today. As usual, I went to the first showing of the day (1:55PM) at my favorite theater. There where like 5 other people there, which is what I was going for.

I had high hopes for this movie, as it stars two of my favorite Disney girls, Aly Michalka and Vanessa Hudgens. and I must say, it did not disappoint.

The story is really about Will, and how he copes with moving to New Jersey.

Aly’s character Charlotte is a very interesting character. She was a typical self centered bitchy blond until her dad got sick and she decided to change her ways. She began volunteering, ditched her snooty friends, and genuinely became a pretty good person.

Vanessa’s character, on the other hand, wasn’t that interesting at all. Sa5m is an artistic loner that found her voice due to Will.

And strangely, Aly and Vanessa have very little interaction during the film. It’s pretty much Will and Sa5m do stuff then Will and Charlotte do stuff.

That said, the stuff they did was pretty good. Aly had some great rehearsal scenes in the first 2/3 of the film. And Vanessa totally stole the show in the performance at the end of the movie at the Bandslam competition.

I will say one thing, Gaelan Connell is a very lucky man. His character actually got to kiss both Aly and Vanessa!

I was also very impressed with Lisa Kudrow’s portrayal of Will’s mom. This is one of the few teen movies I’ve ever seen that actually had a parent as a realistic and relateable character.

All in all, I was very impressed with the film. It’s no Oscar winner, but it delivered on what it promised.

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