E-mail story Printer-friendly E-mail editor Film review - 'Josie and the Pussycats' Update of 'Josie and the Pussycats' makes for a catchy little number By Loey Lockerby Thursday, April 12, 2001 'N Sync has recorded a cover of "Sailing." click image for larger view Rosario Dawson, left, Rachael Leigh Cook, center, and Tara Reid star as the perky pop outfit in "Josie and the Pussycats." This gruesome discovery awaited those of us unfamiliar with the boy band's ouevre at the preview screening of "Josie and the Pussycats," where their music played over the sound system before the show. After listening to the guys do their earnest rendition of Christopher Cross' light rock "classic," it was hard to imagine that the makers of "Josie" could possibly come up with anything funnier with which to skewer the manufactured pop star phenomenon. Good news: They could. Granted, 'N Sync's unintended self-parody was pretty amusing, but "Josie and the Pussycats" takes the joke and turns it into a flashy, over-the-top joyride. The movie starts with the introduction of its own boy band, DuJour, the current hot thing at MegaRecords. Thanks to Wyatt Frame (Alan Cumming), their smarmy manager, the band members (which include Seth Green and Breckin Meyer) are the idols of screaming girls everywhere, despite having what may be the lamest songs and dance moves in the history of popular music. When they start to get suspicious of their boss' motives, Wyatt causes an "accident" to get rid of them, and immediately begins looking for a replacement group. He doesn't have to look far before finding Josie (Rachael Leigh Cook) and her fellow Pussycats, Melody (Tara Reid) and Valerie (Rosario Dawson). They're a talented band with lots of ambition, and in almost no time, Wyatt and his boss Fiona (Parker Posey) have taken them to No. 1 on the charts. | |
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