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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.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for sexual material including dialogue, partial nudity, language and drug content

Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:Aug 26, 2005 Wide

Box Office: $1,046,166

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

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It's a testament to Simpson's low-key likability that she doesn't stick out in Undiscovered, but instead helps make the film a snug if predictable fit.

Full Review Source: Fresno Bee | comment Comment
08/26/05
Donald Munro
Donald Munro
Fresno Bee

A nice portrayal by Ashlee of a wanna-be rocker, in a music story in L.A. without drugs!

Full Review Source: Hollywood.com | comment Comment
09/21/05
Michael Szymanski
Michael Szymanski
Hollywood.com

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Full Review Source: Orlando Sentinel | comment Comment
05/13/09
Roger Moore
Roger Moore
Orlando Sentinel

An enjoyably cheesy teen melodrama with a touch of indie edge.

Full Review Source: Philadelphia Inquirer | comment Comment
09/03/05
Steven Rea
Steven Rea
Philadelphia Inquirer

Although it's all but forgotten before the fade-out, you don't rush to turn it off, either.

Full Review Source: Detroit Free Press | comment Comment
09/03/05
Terry Lawson
Terry Lawson
Detroit Free Press
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The movie doesn't waste too much time with unnecessary stuff like having an interesting story. Its real job is to make everyone in it look like the most delicious batch of snack cakes ever. It succeeds at that at least.

Full Review Source: E! Online | comment Comment
08/26/05
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Full Review Source: Hollywood.com | comment Comment
09/01/05
Hollywood.com

Undiscovered just may be the dumbest movie of 2005.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
08/26/05
Ann Hornaday
Ann Hornaday
Washington Post

Steven Strait has it all -- looks, talent, charisma and a smile to die for. Unfortunately, he can't save 'Undiscovered.'

Full Review Source: ReelTalk Movie Reviews | comment Comment
08/27/05
Betty Jo Tucker
Betty Jo Tucker
ReelTalk Movie Reviews

Undiscovered promotes one of the stupidest visions of the entertainment industry since American Idol opened the celebrity gateway to the dregs of the karaoke generation.

Full Review Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer | comment Comment
08/25/05
Bill White
Bill White
Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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.

Full Review Source: Bangor Daily News (Maine) | comment Comment
09/09/05
Christopher Smith
Christopher Smith
Bangor Daily News (Maine)

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.

Full Review Source: Associated Press | comment Comment
03/06/07
Christy Lemire
Christy Lemire
Associated Press
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An Ashlee Simpson vehicle disguised as a 2-hour episode of Fame.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
08/28/05
Collin Souter
Collin Souter
eFilmCritic.com

While the camera cannot stay still, the plot can't get going.

Full Review Source: PopMatters | comment Comment
08/26/05
Cynthia Fuchs
Cynthia Fuchs
PopMatters

It's "The Heights: The Movie," and who the blazes remembers "The Heights" (besides Jamie Walters' friends and loved ones, of course)?

Full Review Source: Zap2it.com | comment Comment
08/27/05
Dan Fienberg
Dan Fienberg
Zap2it.com

[F]or younger teens able to buy into the heart on the sleeve emotions, and ignore the things that seem all too obvious to older and more cynical adults.

Full Review Source: Worcester Telegram & Gazette | comment Comment
08/26/05
Daniel M. Kimmel
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette

It's all very tacky, overheated and derivative, like Los Angeles itself.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
03/01/07
David Noh
David Noh
Film Journal International

Ashlee Simpson only has a supporting role, but she is far and away the best thing about this puerile indie drama.

Full Review Source: DustinPutman.com | comment Comment
08/27/05
Dustin Putman
Dustin Putman
DustinPutman.com

Soap opera bad...Glitter bad...Avoid at all costs.

Full Review Source: ComingSoon.net | comment Comment
08/25/05
Edward Douglas
Edward Douglas
ComingSoon.net

I am no fan of Ashlee Simpson, nor of her retarded, buck-toothed sister, but that has nothing to do with my view of this film. It would be just as bad if it were Ashlee-free.

Full Review Source: EricDSnider.com | comment Comment
08/30/05
Eric D. Snider
Eric D. Snider
EricDSnider.com
 
 
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