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| Movie Review: Colma: The Musical Alternate Title: Let's Put on a Show!
Story: Feature debuts can be
both promising and fun when they work well. And this team of director
Richard Wong and song writer and screenplay writer
H.P. Mendoza deliver a quirky, heartfelt, coming of
age musical drama. Colma California has more dead people than living
ones (that premise caught my attention very quickly). It is a town filled
with cemeteries for folks who used to live in the Bay area. Colma is
also the BART stop between Daly City and South San Francisco. Three recent High School grads ponder their futures
during that awkward time between graduation and 'the next step'. Via
an original soundtrack, catchy songs, interesting locales
and an endearing approach to this stage in life we are thoroughly entertained.
There are some engaging touches as these three young people ponder their
futures. I found myself toe tapping and smiling throughout
most of this film. Take a summer break and check out this film. The
foggy locale will keep you cool. Acting: Jake Moreno, H.P. Mendoza, L.A. Renigen
are the three teens who capture your heart. Sigrid Sutter, Brian Raffi,
Gigi Guizado, Larry Soriano, Paul Kolsanoff, David Scott Keller, Allison
Torneros, Paula Baldin, Jim Wierzba and Kat Kneisel round out the ensemble
cast of newcomers.
Predilection: None
Critters: None
Food: Pizza, booze, fries and burgers.
Soundtrack: H.P. Mendoza was responsible for the
music and lyrics. Kudos to him.
Opening Titles: An opening sequence through the many
cemeteries immediately puts you into a sense of place.
Theater Audience: Six other happy people.
Weather: Foggy and chilly throughout.
Sappy Factor: 0
Quirky Meter: 3
Squirm Scale: 0
Drift Factor: I did not drift too much. Perhaps when
the dialog went on a bit long I hankered for another tune.
Predictability Level: High
Tissue Usage: 0
Oscar Worthy: No
Big Screen or Rental: I don;t think this film will
make it to your local Cineplex any time soon so rental might be the
way to go.
Length: 90 minutes
LOBO HOWLS: 7
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