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Release Date: 23 September, 2003 Retail Price: $14.98 OUR Price: $10.99 You SAVE: $3.99! Cast: Complete Cast (14 total) |
A Mighty Wind Reviews
Somebody shot the mayor, but they did not shoot the deputy.
Without a shadow of a doubt, hands-down, Christopher Guest is the master of the mockumentary. No other filmmaker can come close to the brilliance that Guest and his repertory ensemble of actors produce when they all come together to form a movie. A MIGHTY WIND is another of Guest and Co.'s projects that examines the inner workings of the folk music business. In the movie, folk music icon Irving Steinbloom (Stuart Luce) passes away and his son, Jonathan (Bob Balaban) decides to put together a memorial concert featuring Steinbloom's favorite and best-selling musicians. There's the classic three-men group The Folksmen (parody of the real The Kingston Trio), the obsessively brightly colored co-ed ensemble The Main Street Singers, and the sweet and lovable duo Mitch and Mickey. The three groups gather together for one night in New York City's Town Hall singing the music that they love.
The movie boasts a wonderful soundtrack that includes all the majors songs sung in the film. The soundtrack alone is an achievement, capturing the very essence of folk music so much so in fact that supposedly Woody Guthrie and other folk musicians wanted to participate in the making of this movie, but were turned down because Guest and Co. felt that having actual musicians participate would take away from the comedy of the movie.
And what a comical movie it is. A MIGHTY WIND is one of the funniest movies I have seen in the past five years. I've seen the film several times and there are moments and scenes so funny that I laugh so hard I can barely breathe. What's so fascinating about much of this is that most of it is totally improved.
Despite the hilarity, there is a tender affection in the movie towards folk music (the same tenderness can be found towards community theatre in WAITING FOR GUFFMAN and about dog shows in BEST IN SHOW). The movie does make fun of the genre, yet it's more like laughing with rather than laughing at. Without this affection, much of the humor in the movie would be harsh. Instead, it is cathartic. Only the best parodies and satire in the world can do that successfully. Watch and listen carefully and A MIGHTY WIND will feel you with joy and not leave you sitting there wondering wha' happened?
Outlandish
This is one of the best spoofs of the music industry since Spinal Tap. The songs are hilarious and everyones sounds authentic. Highly recommended.
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