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BikerjamesMar 31, 2017

The animation and visual look of "Sing" is excellent. The story is simple, but not altogether predictable. Not sure what the moral of the movie is, but I guess it would be to follow your dream no matter what. If you're going to have aThe animation and visual look of "Sing" is excellent. The story is simple, but not altogether predictable. Not sure what the moral of the movie is, but I guess it would be to follow your dream no matter what. If you're going to have a really simple story, then you should make the movie as funny as possible. That's where the film fails for me. I didn't laugh all that much. It tries hard to be funny, and may succeed with small children, but not so much for adults. The strangest part of the film is the Mom pig who creates an automated system for taking care of her large family while she is at rehearsals. In a single night she creates a majorly complex auto feed, auto laundry system that would make NASA proud. She needs to be an inventor, not a singer. Not a horrible film, but could have been better.… Expand

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pardogatoJan 22, 2017

An unfinished mashup of Cinema Paradiso with the (already overseen) formula of Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai, Sing feels uncomplete as a musical fable, to become just a showcase of music samples and good jokes. On the bright side, the music isAn unfinished mashup of Cinema Paradiso with the (already overseen) formula of Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai, Sing feels uncomplete as a musical fable, to become just a showcase of music samples and good jokes. On the bright side, the music is enjoyable and the film does not even try to address social or political themes, which is absolutely not necessary.… Expand

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sensorglitchJan 9, 2017

This movie was predictable and derivative. However, I enjoyed it. I liked the songs that they did, I thought it was genuinely cute. I was a little bit irritated by the giant plot hole, but other than that it was a very decent movie.

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EpicLadySpongeDec 21, 2016

Sing relies too much on singing than going what's behind the purpose of the film. If there's like literally anything I have learned from this movie, it's that songs can easily get annoying throughout majority of this movie's screen time.

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SomePersonaJan 1, 2017

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Sing is a bleh movie. It's a bunch of clichés in every sort or form wrapped together with pretty animation. The use of songs in this movie is just terrible; they use almost every overused song in movies out of the book. The song use is so terrible I was actually able to predict three of the songs that would play next! It's an offense to music and just barely not an offense to film. Just bleh.… Expand

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TVJerryDec 22, 2016

This singing competition takes place in a world inhabited by all types of animals, but there's no winner…just a group of contestants who each have a backstory. While the characters are sometimes charming and voiced by an all-star castThis singing competition takes place in a world inhabited by all types of animals, but there's no winner…just a group of contestants who each have a backstory. While the characters are sometimes charming and voiced by an all-star cast (Matthew McConaughey, Seth MacFarlane, Reese Witherspoon, Scarlett Johansson), the writing is bland. There's little genuine humor, but there is a touch of heart. On the other hand, there are LOTS of songs, some with spirited arrangements and good performances. While it's ultimately uninspired, there's an energy that propels the action. Plus, with almost non-stop singing and lots of pop hits, it never gets boring.… Expand

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FuturedirectorFeb 21, 2017

Sing offers a cheerful entertainment, blessed by a strong voice cast, but that is not enough to stop it's unbelievable storytelling, cliched characters and an undeniably thin plot.

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43in2014Dec 22, 2016

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What's it like?: It is like a combination of the backstage stories to reality TV singing competition shows such as American Idol and the written stories of TV series such as Glee, butRelated media: There are no media related to this film.
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What's it like?: It is like a combination of the backstage stories to reality TV singing competition shows such as American Idol and the written stories of TV series such as Glee, but with animals… much fewer animals than what was advertised in the trailer. It’s not original. Children and teenagers could be fooled into liking it due to its numerous pop songs, but there is insufficient story and there are not enough good laughs. As a results, adults would find it middling.
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1. For much of the film, it seemed like there was nothing special going on and that the film was merely propped up by the numerous recognisable pop songs. The last 20 minutes was much better, but even then there were only covers of pop songs apart from one new original song. Even so, that original song was not memorable.
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2. One would think that the film would cover the long story behind each season of a reality TV singing competition show, but the potential number of ‘contestants’ were chopped down drastically at the first cut, to just seven acts! That seemed too few and too lacking in variety and talents. It was as if there was insufficient budget to get enough famous voice actors to voice for the animals! >
Pros: Cons #2 ends up being a master stroke. There could have been too many acts if the format of American Idol was followed. More is not always better. More could end up stalling the film by having one pop song come after another. With fewer ‘contestants’, the end of the film felt sharper and sooner, which is good. >
How would the different age groups rate it?
Children: Excellent.
Teens: Good.
Young adults: Average
Medium age adults: Average
Old adults: Average.
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My rating: 3/5 (no half scores). Save you money and watch it on TV.… Expand

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russiangamerMar 19, 2017

Вообще не смешно. Юмор СЛИШКОМ детский. Так же мультфильм не предлагает только ничего нового. Если бы не хороший саундтрек, то он был бы просто слит..Вообще не смешно. Юмор СЛИШКОМ детский. Так же мультфильм не предлагает только ничего нового. Если бы не хороший саундтрек, то он был бы просто слит..

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TrevorsViewApr 28, 2017

Well, I can certainly understand why the Golden Globes loved Illumination’s thespian-infested movie.

Based around something as universally understood as music, Sing seems to be an appropriate first-time directing effort by the duoWell, I can certainly understand why the Golden Globes loved Illumination’s thespian-infested movie.

Based around something as universally understood as music, Sing seems to be an appropriate first-time directing effort by the duo Christopher Lourdelet and Garth Jennings (who directed live action before). The result of their hard work brings a passable accomplishment by the studio’s sixth ever full-length feature, even if no studio gamechanger nonetheless.

The feature takes place in an unnamed San Fran-Los Angeles-esque city painted by Miami, home to many anthropomorphic mammals, reptiles, birds, primates, household pets, cephalopods, arachnids, and whales. We focus on six mammals: one a producer, five the lucky choices for his theater-saving singing competition. Plenty celebrity voices deliver occasionally terrific singing, although the minor roles’ unfitting voices draw back the overall quality. Surprisingly however, the anthropomorphic individuals’ subplots are all masterfully balanced in their yearnings on the road to fame and fortune:

Buster Moon the koala (Matthew McConaughey) wants to keep the theater financially stable after his father passed down the torch. Despite being the lead, he is the least interesting cast member, more existing to vocalize the cliché morals. Though he still plays great off the more colorful characters, including his dimwitted senior secretary, Miss Crawly the iguana.

Rosita the pig (Reese Witherspoon) wants to follow her passion away from her uncaring husband and twenty-five children. She soon meets unexpected challenges when the competition pairs her with an overly optimistic pig named Gunter. This widely marketed chunk of ham shockingly gets little stage time; and I should also mention how he flaunts an indistinguishable European accent exaggerated to the point of annoyance. The immature will worship him like Moccus, leaving adults to gag a bit while watching an overweight swine in a unitard stereotyping western culture.

Johnny the gorilla (Taron Egerton) wants to escape his father’s criminal lifestyle, and follow his heart for the microphone. Boys across all ages will relate to this highly soulful musician, despite a phoned in resolution to his subplot.

Ash the porcupine (Scarlett Johansson) seeks public appreciation alongside her boyfriend/musical partner. While her story feels relatively unengaging compared to the others, she still brings a nice voice, especially when her guitar strums electrify her quills to the point of showering out.

Mike the mouse (Seth MacFarlane) needs the prize money to pay back a bear gang who see him as a tasty meal. His ratty account maybe could have benefited from higher stakes against the law; but it does not matter anyway, for this crude comedian providing the voice amazingly makes a tiny crooner so ruggedly lovable with some spice thrown in.

Meena the elephant (Tori Kelly) cannot pursue her love for singing, as her glossophobia gets in the way, with no thanks to her arrogant grandfather. She has the most poorly balanced yet easily relatable experience for all the boys and girls facing a similar fear.

Together, doubt gets conquered in a unified walk to fame and fortune. So who ends up winning the competition?

It doesn’t matter! They are all too introspective to notice one another, as these well-rounded individual stories have zero interweaving amongst one another. In the end, Sing cares less about teamwork, and more about getting children to worship the most popular hits by Lady GaGa, Katy Perry, Taylor Swift, Carly Rae Jepsen, and everyone else out there (just stay through the credits, the list of songs used lasts over a minute). It doesn’t matter if the human artist singles are sung by cute little animals; accompanied by predictable fart jokes, evidence proves why this movie aims squarely toward kids with an affinity of music over rules, offering the parents nothing more than a few scattered chuckles to at least manage without booing the artist offstage.… Expand

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TyranianApr 11, 2019

Sing has some mildly enjoyable bits and songs but is mediocre by any definition.