Undiscovered (2005)
Average Rating: 3.2/10
Reviews Counted: 72
Fresh: 5 | Rotten: 67
Undiscovered, a film about aspiring actresses and musicians, lacks originality and a convincing plot.
Average Rating: 3.5/10
Critic Reviews: 26
Fresh: 3 | Rotten: 23
Undiscovered, a film about aspiring actresses and musicians, lacks originality and a convincing plot.
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Average Rating: 3.1/5
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Movie Info
Two talented young people head to California looking for fame, but find love along the way in this romantic drama. Luke (Steven Strait) is a struggling rock musician who has decided to leave New York City for the seemingly greener pastures of Los Angeles. A few days before he leaves, he spots a beautiful girl on the subway who gives him a big smile, giving him brief second thoughts. However, Luke heads out to L.A. anyway, and after months of scuffling lands a gig -- and sees the beautiful girl,
Cast
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Pell James
Brier Tucker -
Steven Strait
Luke Falcon -
Kip Pardue
Euan Falcon -
Carrie Fisher
Carrie -
Ashlee Simpson
Clea -
Shannyn Sossamon
Josie -
Stephen Moyer
Mick Benson -
Fisher Stevens
Garrett Schweck -
Perrey Reeves
Michelle -
Peter Weller
Wick Treadway -
Cameron Thor
Cameron -
Don Smith
Mint Bargirl -
Lori Heuring
Flight Attendant -
Earl Carroll
Airline Security Gua... -
Ewan Chung
Brendon (Garrett's A... -
Dan Callahan
Second Turk -
Vai Au-Harehoe
Trippy Nightclub Dan... -
Hannah Feldner-Shaw
Trippy Nightclub Dan... -
Brittany Ishibashi
Trapeze Instructor -
Melissa Lawner
Christy -
Shaina Fewell
Pretty Girls at Mint -
Brian Swibel
Jason From Acting Cl... -
Mann Alfonso
Bat Guy -
Rachel Sterling
Pretty Girls at Mint -
Stephanie Mace
Waitress at Mint -
Natasha Soudek
Stylist -
Sasha Gelbart
First Turk -
Jesse Burch
Airline Rep -
Megan Kuhlmann
Ticket Counter Agent -
Craig Watkinson
Onlooker -
Tami Humphrey
Woman -
Lauren Zelman
Bakery Waitress -
Carolina Cerisola
Trippy Nightclub Dan... -
Melissa Corss
Extra Reporter -
Tyson the Skateboard...
Tyson
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All Critics (72) | Top Critics (26) | Fresh (5) | Rotten (67) | DVD (6)
It may be a cheesy lark, but life bubbles through the cheese.
Top CriticIt isn't bad enough to be good.
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.
Although it's all but forgotten before the fade-out, you don't rush to turn it off, either.
An enjoyably cheesy teen melodrama with a touch of indie edge.
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.
Undiscovered has about as much emotional depth and romantic sensibility as an episode of a Simpson sister MTV reality show.
There is not a single moment in the undistinguished Undiscovered that will do for [Pell] James what those couple of compassionate, moving minutes do in Jim Jarmusch's [Broken Flowers].
Prolific music-video director Meiert Avis is making his feature film directorial debut with Undiscovered -- and his obvious greenness shows.
How bad is it? Ashlee Simpson has a supporting role in it and her singing isn't the worst thing about it.
Undiscovered is a lifeless affair, as disinterested in its own characters as moviegoers are likely to be.
Some movies just deserve to be tucked away into obscurity. This is one of those movies.
It's all very tacky, overheated and derivative, like Los Angeles itself.
This thing makes Glitter look like gold.
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.
For a jerky, cliché-riddled yarn about the evils of fame, Undiscovered has enough sensitivity, wit, and inadvertent guffaws to rise above its lame underpinnings.
Avis layers every sequence with pop singles and confuses poor camera focus and colored lighting for aesthetic flair.
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