Unfortunately, the showcase is rather truncated insofar as there is not much true talent on display.
Camp (2003)
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Reviews Counted:99
Fresh:61
Rotten:38
Average Rating:5.9/10
Consensus: Campy comedy that squeaks by on its charms.
Runtime: 1 hr 55 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: Todd Graff's crowd-pleasing directorial debut pays tribute to summer camps, musical theatre, and Stephen Sondheim. The heartwarming comedy follows a group of youngsters who gather together for... Todd Graff's crowd-pleasing directorial debut pays tribute to summer camps, musical theatre, and Stephen Sondheim. The heartwarming comedy follows a group of youngsters who gather together for another summer at Camp Ovation, a refuge in upstate New York that nurtures aspiring performers. This year, the arrival of Vlad (Daniel Letterle) gets everyone's juices flowing. There's the pretty, but shy, Ellen (Joanna Chilcoat); the oversensitive Michael (Robin De Jesus); the stuck up Jill (Alana Allen); the tormented, overweight Jenna (Tiffany Taylor); the scheming Fritzi (Anna Kendrick); and the beautiful Dee (Sasha Allen). In awe of the camp's guest instructor, Bert Hanley (Don Dixon), Vlad is crushed to discover that he has become a bitter, cynical alcoholic. Amidst the raging hormones and daily melodramas, the kids must nonetheless concentrate on the task at hand, which includes staging the summer's final production. Determined not to succumb to Bert's negative influence, Vlad convinces everyone to stage a performance that will inspire everyone. Using a cast of incredibly talented unknowns, Graff makes certain that each budding superstar has their moment to shine. Shifting between comedy and drama in the span of a single scene, Graff also packs CAMP with enough in-jokes and musical numbers to make for a highly entertaining experience. Part of the New Directors/New Films 2003 series presented by The Department of Film and Media at the Museum of Modern Art and the Film Society of Lincoln Center in New York City. [More]
Starring: Daniel Letterle, Joanna Chilcoat, Robin De Jesus, Steven Cutts
Starring: Daniel Letterle, Joanna Chilcoat, Robin De Jesus, Steven Cutts, Don Dixon, Tiffany Taylor
Director: Todd Graff
Director: Todd Graff
Screenwriter: Todd Graff
Producer: Christine Vachon, Katie Roumel, Pamela Koffler, Danny DeVito, Stacey Sher, Jonathan Weisgal
Studio: IFC Films
Reviews for Camp
Look past the ill-conceived story and this camp-y summer fling will have you theatre queens rolling in your seats and dancing in the aisles.
Though the direction is amateurish in spots, the film boasts a winning cast of characters, energetic musical numbers ... and a genuine compassion for kids who prefer Damn Yankees to a Yankees game.
What makes Camp such a delight are the kids, any one of whom could kick your favorite American Idol star's butt.
I had happily gone my entire life without hearing 'Turkey Lurkey Time'till this and would give much to return to that state of blissful ignorance, but I found a lot of the movie entertaining.
It's a musical, it's a comedy, it's a drama, and it's a whole lotta fun!
The mostly solid musical numbers and the right attitude about social awareness issues make this lighthearted comedy bearable.
It's a musical, it's a comedy, it's a drama, and it's a whole lotta fun!
Something a good deal more remarkable than it otherwise might have been without the music...Well-intentioned, full of amiable energy, and exceedingly entertaining with each passing minute.
The plotting and performances are so rarely on the same page that the moments of motivational lucidity seem to have been arrived at almost by accident.
A sort of bargain-basement Fame that squeaks by on good cheer and some of the brassiest voices ever to issue from adolescent throats.
A poor man's Fame. If you can live with that, it makes for a somewhat entertaining experience.
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