Comedy

Music

Family

Josie and the Pussycats

Universal Pictures

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Riverdale Productions

Marc Platt Productions

United States of America

English

Rachael Leigh Cook

Rosario Dawson

Tara Reid

Alan Cumming

Parker Posey

Gabriel Mann

Paulo Costanzo

Missi Pyle

Alexander Martin

Donald Faison

Seth Green

Breckin Meyer

JR Bourne

Tom Butler

Carson Daly

Aries Spears

Faedragh Carpenter

Justin Chatwin

Marites Pineda

Kimberly Rimer

Corinne Reilly

Marnie Alton

Katharine Isabelle

Aeja Goldsmith

Nicole Fraissinet

Jessica Murdoch

Juliana Wimbles

Zak Santiago

David Kopp

Sean J. Dory

Heather Robertson

Hiro Kanagawa

Kurt Max Runte

Claude de Martino

Colin Foo

Balinder Johal

Enuka Okuma

Clay St. Thomas

Erin Fitzgerald

Linda Ko

Serena Altschul

Mark Seliger

Sally Hershberger

Jann Carl

Stuart Lilley

Chris Lovick

Natalye Vivian

Karalee Paterson

Dion Johnstone

Harry Elfont

Tamara Taggart

Anthony Creery

Shayn Solberg

Harmoni Everett

Kris Pope

Kevin Bergsma

Todd Talbot

Craig Taylor

Paul Becker

Russ Leatherman

Kevin Blatch

Darren Daurie

Babyface

Eugene Levy

Taryn O'Neill

Kennith Overbey

Jen Soska

Sylvia Soska

Colette Squires

Jay Williams

Deborah Kaplan

Tracey Edmonds

Michael Arlen Ross

John Clothier

David Cooper

Jessica Clothier

Michael McQuarn

Matthew Libatique

Johanne Hubert

Leesa Evans

Shane Harvey

John Frizzell

Sanna Seppanen

Jasna Stefanovic

Peter Teschner

Joseph Middleton

Michelle Hunter

Scott Nicholson

Jodi Stecyk

Laura Boddington

Richard Goldwater

 Alex Chalmers

Jason Glass

Roxanne Wong

Larry Lam

Shawn C. Orr

Trish Schill

Crystal Dalman

Dave Hospes

Heath Stevenson

Brent Woolsey

Kevin Fair

Jovan Nenadic

Stuart Aikins

Dan DeCarlo

Corry Glass

Brad Loree

John L. Goldwater

Michael Langlois

Kay Hanley

Marshall Virtue

Kathy Hubble

Karin Fong

Viktoria Langton

Gavin Buhr

Kristene Kenward

Kenny Becker

Candace Cruikshank

David Tickell

Richard Walden

Roberta Henriksen

Gaetan Jalbert

Jimmy Chow

Marc Platt

Angie Rubin

Marny Eng

Richard Corwin

Alex Raspa

Randy K. Singer

Joe Schiff

Doug Jackson

Renée Tondelli

Philip Rogers

Mike Vézina

Rick Kline

Thomas W. Small

Scott Curtis

Jeanette Browning

Chris Carpenter

Sarah Monat

Carin Rogers

Stephen Neary

Paul N.J. Ottosson

J.H. Arrufat

James H. Chow

Vince Nicastro

Andy Koessler

Jason B. Landels

David Lewis

Kelvin Humenny

Rita Ciccozzi

Heather Tillson

Stacey Butterworth

Richard Cook

Ivan Fish

Kristina Lyne

Anneke Van Oort

Debbie R. Wilson

Anne Couk

Christopher Elke

Grace Gilroy

Chuck Grimes

***Amusing satire on the power & brainwashing of the music industry***  

I never saw the original cartoon or read the comics on which it was based, but “Josie and the Pussycats” (2001) is fun and the three protagonists are attractive & enthusiastic (Rachael Leigh Cook, Tara Reid & Rosario Dawson). Yet the movie shoots for something deeper as this is an amusing and potent satire on the influence and manipulation of the entertainment industry.

Alan Cumming is outstanding as the villainous band manager who uses bands, abuses them and throws them away at whim. His opening scene with the fictional boyband Du Jour is worth the price of admission. Parker Posey is also good as his diabolical superior. Curvy and towering Missi Pyle is also on hand as Alexandra.

Ever wonder why all those musicians die in mysterious plane crashes, overdoses, etc. at the height of their fame? How about all those successful government cover-ups? How do artists with little actual talent and songwriting abilities become hugely popular, usually overnight, while the truly talented artists languish in obscurity? Why do you sometimes have this insane drive for a Big Mac or Coke? "Josie and the Pussycats" explains all, lol.

As for those who complain about the product placement, they all live on Aduh Street.

Unfortunately, the great set-up of the first hour sorta peters out in the last act. It’s okay, just not up to the quality of the first two acts, as far as compelling writing goes.

The film runs 98 minutes.

GRADE: B

Entertaining enough music-comedy that at least had me smiling throughout. The core cast with Rachel Leigh Cook, Rosario Dawson and Tara Reid were fun and the satirical element was fun with the incredible amount of product placement. Not familiar with the comic or animated shows beyond seeing a couple episodes here and there, but seemed to capture the tone. Not a big compliment, but it is far better than Jem and the Holograms... **3.0/5**

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