Wilson stars<\/a> as Tassie Young, a former 90s\/2000s pop star gone solo, forced to confront her bad choices after a DUI lands her in community service. After being replaced in the reunion tour of Gurlfriends, the girl group she once belonged to, Tassie is assigned to mentor a group of aspiring teenage singers as part of court-ordered community service. Amid generational differences and clashing music tastes, they discover that what doesn\u2019t kill them might just make them stronger. The ensemble takes center stage as Tassie and company try their best to make this new girl group gel just in time for a record label competition that could change all of their lives.\u00a0<\/p>\nIt feels a lot like Netflix\u2019s \u201cGirls5Eva,\u201d though that\u2019s an unfair comparison, seeing as that series is hilarious and this movie is downright underwhelming. Chalk it up to the fact that Wilson thrusts herself onto the screen at every available opportunity despite the ensemble nature of the plot. Or maybe her script and filmmaking style never connect in a way that makes the movie memorable, despite its heavy bent toward nostalgia.<\/p>\n
The crux of \u201cGirl Group\u201d isn\u2019t as much of a performance piece for Wilson or the talented group of young girls occupying the screen. It seems that the filmmaker and star is hell-bent on making sure all eyes and audience attention are on her at every moment \u2026 even when she isn\u2019t in a scene. Tassie looms large with some of Wilson\u2019s trademark character behaviors, tantrums and unfunny quips that once defined her acting abilities but now feel outdated.<\/p>\n
The early 2000s and references to the era are a focal point that, with a better filmmaker or screenplay, might be a nice nostalgia trip. But seeing as Wilson has confronted this decade before in the disastrous \u201cSenior Year,\u201d it might be time for her to find a new era to showcase. A rival girl group led by \u201cDerry Girls\u201d alum Jamie-Lee O\u2019Donnell sets the stage for an epic \u201cPitch Perfect\u201d-esque showdown \u2026 if not for the fact that that film\u2019s title is literally referenced in this film as if Wilson herself wants audiences to remember her good days on the screen.<\/p>\n
The saving grace of \u201cGirl Group\u201d is the celebrity cameos and featured players littered throughout, including Melanie C of Spice Girls fame, Randall Park as the center\u2019s head and Tassie\u2019s love interest (though their dynamic is never fully fleshed out), Nicole Scherzinger as Tassie\u2019s Gurlfriends replacement, the always funny Jennifer Coolidge as Gurlfriends\u2019 manager and Sally Hawkins as Tassie\u2019s former music teacher. Having Live Nation as a producer on the film doesn\u2019t hurt much, as Tassie\u2019s Young Prot\u00e9g\u00e9s (yes, that is the new girl group\u2019s name) cover some great artists like Sabrina Carpenter, Chappell Roan and Destiny\u2019s Child.<\/p>\n
In the end, \u201cGirl Group\u201d aims to be a crowd-pleaser and almost sticks the landing with some heartwarming moments between the young girls at the center of the action. Though it\u2019s at times a fun romp with some stylistic dancing and singing, bad jokes and force-fed nostalgia cloud the premise, which is supposed to be about female empowerment and music. <\/p>\n
Wilson seems to be trying to capture the magic she brought to films like \u201cPitch Perfect,\u201d and though it would be such a delight to see that happen again, that unique flair simply doesn\u2019t show up here.<\/p>\n
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