Glee: The 3D Concert Movie: movie review
'Glee: The 3D Concert Movie' pulls out all the stops for a high-energy tour of the show.
From left, Chord Overstreet, Kevin McHale, Cory Monteith and Lea Michele are shown in a scene from 'Glee: The 3D Concert Movie.'
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Not being a Gleek, I approached 鈥�Glee: The 3D Concert Movie鈥� in a virginal state. (Where is Justin Bieber? Oops, wrong movie.) Well, I鈥檓 still not a Gleek, but I can see what all the fuss is about. This rousing documentary directed by Kevin Tancharoen and shot during two live concerts in New Jersey, is a nonstop campy celebration of youthful pizazz.
Most of the 鈥淕lee鈥� performers, who include Dianna Agron, Amber Riley, Kevin McHale, Heather Morris, and Darren Criss, aren鈥檛 just hyperenergetic 鈥� they can really put on a show. My favorite numbers here are 鈥淒on鈥檛 Rain on My Parade鈥� by the brass-lunged Rachel (Lea Michele) 鈥� she may look like Streisand but her sound is her own 鈥� and a touching rendition of 鈥淚 Want to Hold Your Hand鈥� by Chris Colfer.
A bit too much is made of how the 鈥淕lee鈥� TV show has transformed the lives of its fans, many of whom are interviewed at length in the course of the movie. I wonder: What will become of them when the show is eventually canceled? There鈥檚 always reruns, I guess. Grade: B+ (Rated PG for thematic elements, brief language, and some sensuality.)