Director: Patricia Riggen
Studio/Year: Disney, 2011
Actors: Bridgit Mendler, Adam Hicks, Hayley Kiyoko
Viewer's Rating: 4
Excerpt: "Poets, geniuses, revolutionaries. Lemonade Mouth has been called all of these things. But the real story, the story of our band came to be, is a mystery to them all."
In a Nutshell: Five unlikely friends--Olivia, Wen, Stella, Charlie, and Mo--meet in detention and, like destiny, find themselves playing music together like it was the most natural thing in the world. Upon being heard by the music teacher, they decide to become a band, Lemonade Mouth, and join the school's talent show to prove to the sports-fanatic principal and to the whole school that sports isn't the only thing that matters. The five friends are amazed at how the students gradually accept--and need--them. Lemonade Mouth was their voice, their way to be heard.
The Good Stuff: I may or may not have made Lemonade Mouth sound cheesy but, trust me, it really isn't! I like the message of this movie. Also, there was a budding romance between two of the characters and, because of its being a Disney movie, I thought there would be...*dun dun dun*...kissing. Surprisingly, there was none! :)
The Not-So-Good Stuff: The message of this movie is that everyone has a voice, even children, and everyone has a right to be heard. I personally like it but it may encourage rebellion sooner or later. At least, that's what I think.
Viewer's Say: It was pretty good. It's definitely not just another breezy teen movie. (Also, it's based on a novel by Mark Peter Hughes!)
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