There is
something about the silliness of this movie. I don’t know whether it’s the
comedy or the music, but something just makes me like it so much. Josie and the
Pussycats is based on a comic series from the Archie range, and this
live-action adaptation has somehow become a cult classic.
I don’t know why
it has gathered a cult following, though, because this movie puts in product
placement way too much, which at times can be distracting. I’m no mega star,
but the way some fans act can be all too annoying. Other than that, the plot is
not perfect, but everything else seems to work.
If you remove
the product placements and the misbehaving fans, to me, this is a fun movie.
The plot shows
us the three ladies—Josie (Cook), Valerie (Dawson), and Melody (Reid)—as they
wrap up a performance. They wish they could become rock stars and have the kind
of following that other rock stars enjoy. On the other side of the fence, we
witness a supposed plane crash of an all-male group. Their manager, Wyatt
(Cummings), notices that the band is getting too close to figuring out what he
and his boss, Fiona (Posey), are actually doing.
Fiona tells
Wyatt to get a new band by any means necessary. While driving, he almost hits
the three ladies as they’re running away with their instruments. Immediately,
Wyatt signs them, without even hearing any of their music. He rushes them to
the studio, and within a week, they’re the most popular band in the world.
Soon, we get a glimpse of what Fiona is actually doing with their music. She wants to take it to the next level by eliminating Valerie and Melody, making Josie the solo act. Well, all of Fiona’s plans face a challenge, and the movie is partly about that snag.
Tara Reid’s
performance, as someone who is too silly to understand half of what’s going on,
is a sight to see. My favorite act of hers is when she steps out of the shower
to see a message on her mirror, screams, and then corrects the message to make
it look prettier. I just giggled seeing that again. Everyone in this movie
performed just well enough to make it fun to watch.
Reid was my
favorite in the trio, followed by Rachael Leigh Cook and Rosario Dawson. The
addition of Alan Cumming and Parker Posey took this movie to the next level.
The movie wasn’t
a box-office success—in fact, it was a box-office bomb—but it’s a worthy comedy
for any day. The movie is about subliminal messages, which make us like things
we shouldn’t. A friend of mine thinks the movie itself has subliminal messages
and that I’ve been hoodwinked into liking it.
Well, seeing
this movie again, nineteen years after watching it for the first time, I still
believe it’s cool. It has aged well for me, and it’s more enjoyable now knowing
many of the actors on screen.
If you’ve read
this review and think this is a movie for you, then why not go ahead and see
it?
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