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Undiscovered (2005)
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Reviews Counted:64
Fresh:5
Rotten:59
Average Rating:3.2/10
Consensus: Undiscovered, a film about aspiring actresses and musicians, lacks originality and a convincing plot.
Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: When Brier (Pell James), a successful New York model, moves to Los Angeles to act, the last person she expects to see is Luke (Steven Strait), a stranger with whom she had a chance encounter on the... When Brier (Pell James), a successful New York model, moves to Los Angeles to act, the last person she expects to see is Luke (Steven Strait), a stranger with whom she had a chance encounter on the New York City subway years before. The talented struggling musician has been smitten with beautiful Brier ever since that magical moment on the subway, but much to Luke's dismay, Brier has sworn off musicians after dating a philandering British rock star. Brier puts her attraction to Luke on the back burner and instead enlists their mutual friend, fellow acting student and singer Clea (Ashlee Simpson), in a guerilla public relations campaign to get Luke noticed and jumpstart his career. Secretly using their contacts and friends in the modeling, acting, and music worlds to build "buzz" about Luke, they make him an overnight sensation, and he soon has a recording contract. Unfortunately, the campaign works too well, and upstanding Luke is quickly caught up in the frenzied world of hot young stardom, complete with a Brazilian model girlfriend (Shannyn Sossamon). Even his globetrotting brother, Euan (Kip Pardue), who has landed a gig in L.A. in a 1970s cover band, begins to wonder what happened to the Luke that he knew and loved. As Luke's fame continues to grow, Brier worries that he will end up a rock star cliché with a woman in every port, and continues to distance herself. Is undeniable chemistry enough to calm her fears and bring the two together, or are Luke and Brier destined for a life apart? Directed by Meiert Davis (FAR FROM HOME), UNDISCOVERED also stars Carrie Fisher as Brier's sage agent and mentor, Fisher Stevens as a slimy music executive, and Peter Weller as an ultra-cool music legend. [More]
Starring: Pell James, Ashlee Simpson, Kip Pardue, Steven Strait
Starring: Pell James, Ashlee Simpson, Kip Pardue, Steven Strait, Shannyn Sossamon, Carrie Fisher, Peter Weller
Director: Meiert Avis
Director: Meiert Avis
Screenwriter: John Galt
Producer: Michael Paseornek, Michael Burns, Marco Mehlitz, Gary Lucchesi, Berhard Kayser, Michael Ohoven
Studio: Lions Gate Films
Reviews for Undiscovered
Undiscovered feels more like a pilot for a glossy nighttime soap on Fox -- probably one that would be canceled midseason -- than a feature film with even a modicum of discernible originality or depth.
It's all very tacky, overheated and derivative, like Los Angeles itself.
Undiscovered would like to think of itself as a gritty, documentary-style indie about hopefuls on the fringes of the industry, but it's more like one of those lame hair-metal bands that went out and bought flannel shirts after Nirvana hit it big.
A nice portrayal by Ashlee of a wanna-be rocker, in a music story in L.A. without drugs!
Ashlee's better at acting and singing than her more famous sister Jessica, but that's no great feat; might as well add that she'd make a better brain surgeon, too.
The script is every bit as literate as the content you'd find a back issue of "Blender," with just as much eye candy to bolster the thin material. Too bad this candy is sour.
Simpson steals the show -- which, admittedly, isn’t saying much considering her stiffest competition comes by way of a skateboarding bulldog.
Although it's all but forgotten before the fade-out, you don't rush to turn it off, either.
Avis layers every sequence with pop singles and confuses poor camera focus and colored lighting for aesthetic flair.
Bottom line: I get paid to sit through this kind of rubbish. You don't.
By the time Peter Weller appears to do his William Burroughs routine, you can only assume an angry God has added up all your sins and this movie is your punishment.
Director Meiert Avis is a veteran helmer of music videos, so while it is not entirely surprising that he has no feel for character or structure, it is strange that he doesn’t breathe much life into the frequent musical performances and montages either.
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