STANDING OVATION delivers an optimistic tale of perseverance and passion that inspires the American dream in all of us. Five junior high school friends form a singing group called "The 5 Ovations" to compete in a national music video contest for a cash prize of one million dollars. With limited funds and resources, these street smart kids use their wits, courage and passion to create spectacular song and dance numbers that compete with their arch rivals "The Wiggies," five rich, talented and
unscrupulous sisters who, along with their parents, will stop at nothing to win the competition. Showcasing 20 original songs, 5 classic tunes and 14 spectacular dance numbers that feature over 100 talented dancers, STANDING OVATION is the biggest kids' musical of the year!
For us grinchy adults out there without children to sedate, the whole thing feels slightly less like a movie than like the filmed record of a mutiny at a juvie talent agency.
A glittery string of backstage conventions. Backstabbing! Pushy parents! Precocious stars! Blind ambition! But if you're a tween (and don't watch Glee), the cliches will be new to you.
This lame musical advertises itself as 'the most rockin' movie of the summer'. Replace 'rockin'' with 'rotten' and they would just about have it right.
Standing Ovation will have its work cut out for it at the viciously competitive box office, but the film may serve as a springboard for the eager and able talent on display.
It's amateurish, woefully acted by a majority of the cast, and features music even Miley Cyrus would be embarrassed to sing, but it's certainly kooky. Compellingly so at times.
My kids and I had a great time watching this movie! My oldest daughter still has the songs stuck in her head. I'm having a hard time believing how harsh some of the critics reviews are on here. It's a movie for kids, its wholesome and is a great escape from all the violence and adult content that is streaming through
the TV in my living room everyday.
January 19, 2012
Georgia Matthews
Check out the 40,000 fans on Facebook and hear kids and moms saying how they love Standing Ovation and watch it for hours and hours. The kids that this film was made for are by far the best critics. Here is a viewer comment that speaks to the majority of viewer opinions: "As parents of four children, I would like to
say we found this film endemic of the human spirit in showcasing the themes of hard work, perseverance, loyalty and friendship. Further, our spirits are lifted by the heroine's ability to forgive. As a parent and teacher I could not be happier to have my children see a project where the importance of family and these themes are highlighted in both an optimistic and triumphant manner"
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