Movie Review: A Mighty Wind

[yesthattom]

I watched A Mighty Wind this morning. Not the most laugh-out-loud comedy of the mockumentory series (This Is Spinal Tap, Waiting for Guffman, Best In Show) but for some reason I really bonded with the characters and enjoyed it immensely. The music is certainly the best part. He walks a fine line between reproducing the spirit of folk music and mocking it.

Comments

[stitchinthyme.livejournal.com]

I was reluctant to see it in the theater because I didn't like This Is Spinal Tap (guess I didn't watch enough rock documentaries growing up, so most of the jokes went right by me). But it's in our Netflix queue.

[mactavish.livejournal.com]

My boarding school took us to see Spinal Tap when it came out, on a big school field trip. We drove 50 or so miles to Reno just for that. But then, the documentaries almost didn't matter, we were living in that time.

[maxdwolf.livejournal.com]

I would have rated it higher, but that may come from having grown up listening to folk music.