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(1 - 16) of 16 OFCS Rating: 69% Fresh Page   1   "Todd Graff’s coming-of-age musical comedy may hardly be original, but the secret is all in the mix: sweet enough to please the kids, while acerbically downbeat enough to keep the attention of any accompanying adults."   Little White Lies   Anton Bitel 3/5 "manages to be energetic, entertaining, and surprisingly mature"   Filmcritic.com   Blake French C- "It feels like three years to get to a point of resolution. Bandslam should take the lead of the rock gods: keep it moving, keep it simple, and know when to get off the stage."   BrianOrndorf.com   Brian Orndorf 6/10 "Knowing that you know the drill, Bandslam leaves out most too-explanatory details, and lets the kids be kidlike rather than movie-kidlike."   PopMatters   Cynthia Fuchs 3.5/5 "Co-writer-director Todd Graff doesn't look at teens or their issues in a condescending light."   eFilmCritic.com   Dan Lybarger C+ "Though predictable, it at least tries to put on a fresh face to a tiresome old feelgood story."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz 3/4 "Exceptionally entertaining, but also keenly knowledgeable about music and the history and reverence behind it. Bandslam is more unadulterated fun than it has any right to be."   DustinPutman.com   Dustin Putman B- "A spry teen melodrama whose refusal to pander to its audience is refreshing."   Cinematical   Eric D. Snider B- "Isn't going to win any awards, but it's a distinct step up from most striving-against-the-odds high school movies."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 3.5/5 "Part of me wanted to shove "Bandslam" aside for being aside as a teen-exploitation piece of junk about a ragtag bunch of misfits ... but, interestingly enough, it's just as cynical as I am (if not more so)."   MSN Movies   James Rocchi "Parental Content Review"   Screen It!   Jim Judy 1.5/5 "I would have had much more interest in this film if the cinematographer would have just handed the camera over to Vanessa Hudgens and turned her loose alone in her hotel room."   7M Pictures   Kevin Carr "[C]alculated for sweet, feel-good blandness. And not the rock 'n' roll kind of feel-good, either, unless you think the Jonas Brothers rock hard."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson B "A little edgier than "High School Musical" and a little smarter than the usual tween fare, "Bandslam" is a refreshing late-summer treat for tweens, teens, and their families."   Beliefnet   Nell Minow 3/5 "Watching this film is about as cutting-edge as buying a Clash T-shirt at Wal-Mart."   eFilmCritic.com   Peter Sobczynski 3/5 "Graff ... stirs in some terrific moments along the way that subvert the genre just a little bit."   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline  (1 - 16) of 16 OFCS Rating: 69% Fresh Page   1