AIR – The Musical (2010/Cinema Epoch DVD)
Picture:
B- Sound: B- Extras: C Feature: A-
AIR is a modern day musical about the
stories of 3 different couples: A middle aged African American and a widow
mother, a socially reclusive girl and parking attendant, and a young punk
conductor/guitarist. All of them feel
lost and out of place, feeling trapped by the world they feel they need to feel
free, and to find the person who can do that for them...
This musical was story about love, lost and then finding the way again as is
the usual boy/girl story. A middle age
man and woman who both lost their spouse, find comfort in other when meeting at
a bar. A girl who lives above a stage meets
a young man when they totaled their cars with each other. A budding young musician seeking to create the
'perfect song' alienates his current girlfriend and wonders if he is really the
'one' for her.
I would first say not bad for a low budget musical as you could tell this was
film was done with some schools dance, theater club and orchestra/marching
band. It was a romantic
comedy drama of how the characters meet and fall in love, most of the
character's problem was learning to live with themselves, learning to admit
they were wrong and then having the courage to take the next step, it was
heart warming and sometimes even funny. It could have added a few more songs in my
opinion and my only complaint was with the final couple, the young
conductor, his story had nothing to do with the other two couples. Extras include commentary with filmmaker
audio, behind the scenes, still gallery and trailers.
- Ricky Chiang
