With how pseudo-academic these reviews must sound at times,
today’s film seems like the sort of film I should be reviewing as opposed to
something like the Pitch Perfect series. Something deeply cynical in my brain,
that is to say my entire brain, wants
me to believe that Pitch Perfect 2 and this film being out as the same time
isn’t a coincidence: Both featuring vocal groups, with the former focusing on
Top 40 hits and the latter on classical works and hymns; Hansen vs. Handel, if
you will, except the bout is being done on-screen instead of on Epic Rap
Battles Of History… hmm… I should remember to suggest that at some point. At any rate, today’s
film is the latest offering featuring one Dustin Hoffman and features vocal ranges that the human voice should not be able to reach.
