Happy clappy clap (A Mighty Wind (DVD))

Member Name: sympatic

Product:	A Mighty Wind (DVD)
Date:	01/11/09 (24 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Very funny

Disadvantages: Not quite as good as Tap

A Mighty Wind comes from the same creative genius that gave us This is Spinal Tap however this time the focus is about three folk bands who are trying to revitalise their career by taking part in a festival.

Similar to Spinal Tap this is also shot as a fake documentary with the focus on three different bands The Main Street Singers, The Folksmen and Mitch and Mickey all of which can be seen as paraodies of some of the 60's folk bands like The Seekers and Simon and Garfunkel. Just like Best in Class the film is not scripted instead there is an outline given to the actors and then they improvise around it, this helps give it the stunted feel of a documentary where people say the strangest things and there are then really uncomfortable silences.

The Main Street Singers who have now addd New to their title ust to emphasise their similarity to the New Seekers even though the band has no original members left in it, there is a sickly sweet style of music while Mitch and Mickey are a Sonny and Cher style duo who have since gone very different ways in life. The film focuses on bringing the groups together and the various issues and baggage they all have.

This is a funny film, maybe not quite as good as the excellent Tap or Best in Class but still a very funny film with an understated form of humour and some great jokes. The dialogue is sharp and witty and it is a total send up of the hippy sort of folk scene from the sixties bought into the present day. In all it is a classic spoof film from a talented team with some great acting performences. Some of the situations are absurd and the story from the Folksman about their record label forgetting to punch a hole in the centre of their album is just classic.

Eugene Levy who you will recognise as Jims dad from the American Pie movie is outstanding as the unbalanced Mitch who has been let out of a mental home while Fred Willard is also excellent as Mike LaFontaine the total nut case who is the manager of the 'New Main Street Singers'.

I did really enjoy this film, it is an excellent parody and very funny indeed and I heartily recommnd it.

Summary: Spoof documentary style film