Teen Spirit

‘Teen Spirit’ will remind you of ‘A Star Is Born’ — except it’s even better

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So while the whole is less than the sum of its parts, there is a lot to like.

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The satirical edge that appeared in a film such as “Pitch Perfect” could have helped make this movie a little edgier and without the flat feel that takes over the film.

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Young star nails the role of a singer competing in an ‘American Idol’-like TV show

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In the end, the film is all too ready to transform into just another shiny pop object indistinguishable from so many others before it.

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Elle Fanning plays a British teen who enters a TV singing competition in a pop film that tries to give us a sugar high but is too cookie-cutter to soar.

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One of the best qualities of Max Minghella’s directorial debut “Teen Spirit” is that it understands the transformative power of a great pop song and uses music by artists like Robyn and Annie Lennox to amplify that theme.

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Besides the instrumental drone, the music consists of covers, and that’s where Interscope’s hand in the production really shows. It seems that no matter how many times pop chews up and regurgitates itself, it ain’t dead yet.

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Elle Fanning stars as a quiet girl from the sticks who wants to win a British TV talent show in this writing-directing debut for Max Minghella.

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