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So by the logic present here, if you take a
picture with a huge star, you will, in effect, become one yourself.
Wondering what the hell this movie is? You’re not alone. It’s not a big
coincidence “Undiscovered” has been undiscovered by almost every movie
goer in America. It’s a piece of crap. Pure and simple. I mean, can you
really expect quality from a film that’s relied on a steady campaign of
“It stars Ashlee Simpson” to get the word out about the production? Yes,
“Undiscovered” is a horrible movie, and for many reasons. But one of the
reasons is that it’s so utterly insulting, even as a fairytale of
stardom. An aspiring musician who plays mostly in seedy clubs, is
sexually approached by a model who kisses him on-stage and takes a
picture with him. This, somehow, makes the musician a huge star. Why?
Well, according to “Undiscovered,” the model is just so damn popular
anyone she touches becomes gold to the masses.
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What the hell do we need
publicists for with this sort of power, anyway? Screw it,
tomorrow I’m taking a picture with Donald Trump.
“Undiscovered” has the particular honor of being a truly
bland and awfully convoluted music oriented story that’s
never afraid to be shameless. There’s trite dialogue about
destiny and fate, there’s our struggling musician who
becomes a prick once he reaches stardom, and there’s our
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She sings, she hogs the screen, and she has
zero charisma, which would explain her lack of film roles recently, even
after the surgery. “Undiscovered” really is a horrible movie, and it
expects us to follow the lives of two utterly lifeless characters. One
is an aspiring actress who also models, and the other is the musician
whose life experiences a magical transformation after being pictured
with a model. Shannyn Sossamon tests my patience further, while Carrie
Fisher is wasted as an agent who talks Pell James’ character down every
ten minutes serving as a guidance counselor of love. James is an
appealing actress, but her performance paired with her bland character
Brier really doesn’t make her worth rooting for. She’s a vapid presence
based solely around the character Luke, while Steven Strait is the
epitome of dull. “Undiscovered” really has nothing going for it. It’s a
cheap, and contrived attempted vehicle that rightfully failed.
There's really nothing to "Undiscovered" but horrible acting, terrible
writing, a truly trite script, and two wholly vapid leads. Some movies
just deserve to be tucked away into obscurity. This is one of those
movies.
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