Movie Title : Colma: The Musical Release Date : Mar 21, 2006 Wide Genre Movie :Drama,Musical & Performing Arts,Comedy
Mpaa Rating : R
Actors :Jake Moreno,H.P. Mendoza,L.A. Renigen,Sigrid Sutter,Brian Raffi,Gigi Guizado,Larry Soriano,Kat Kniesel,Darcy Villere,Paul Kolsanoff,Allison Torneros,Jim Wierzba
The title of the teen musical comedy Colma: The Musical incorporates a colloquialism regionally specific to the San Francisco area: "Colma" references a northern California town once established as a necropolis and still used as a burial place. That burg serves as the setting of the picture, but here director-cinematographer-editor-choreographer Richard Wong expands the meaning of 'Colma' to characterize the small town as a place of utter boredom and spiritual death for its young residents. The teenagers at the center of the picture continue to suffer from that malaise: Rodel (scripter H.P. Mendoza, Maribel (L.A. Renigen) and Billy (Jake Moreno). The three rebel against the status quo by periodically breaking into peppy musical numbers - songs original to the film, done in the unmistakable style of '80s new wave rock. The premise of the picture has each teen grappling with the pain and sorrow of a recent romantic break-up, while they attempt to figure out what to do with their lives, given perceived limited options; as the foremost character, Billy takes a part in a local theatrical production and accepts a job working for an oddball proprietor of a men's store. He also finds a new girlfriend in thesp Tara (Sigrid Sutton) but can never quite manage to shake off the lingering memories of his last paramour (Kat Kneisel). The picture packs in thirteen new songs and waxes crisp and snappy, despite its occasional sad-eyed undertones. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi
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It's not a great film, but we sure enjoyed it more than many bigger films that try harder to convince us they're great.Mark Bourne-Film.com
A winning amalgam of MySpace-ish self-involvement, digital video immediacy and 'Hey kids, let's put on a show' gumption.
-Los Angeles Times
Suburban teenage frustration: Didn't it always go down best with a salty side of Journey? Or the Smiths?
Joshua Rothkopf-Time Out
A little rough around the edges, this likable movie is filled with adolescent angst, youthful energy and hope.
Sura Wood-Hollywood Reporter
The songs sound like they were recorded on a toy synthesizer in someone's basement, and neither of the two male leads can sing.
Kyle Smith-New York Post
An itty-bitty movie with a great big heart, Colma: The Musical is about how we learn to give voice -- joyfully, honestly, loudly -- to the truest parts of ourselves.
Manohla Dargis-New York Times
Colma is so blazingly original that it bursts off the screen with the sort of breathtaking energy that reminds you why you love movies in the first place.
David Cornelius-eFilmCritic.com
When it lets its characters express their universal youthful ennui through hook-laden tunes with clever lyrics, it works. The 'let's-put-on-a-show' attitude is a welcome relief from the navel gazing typical of coming-of-age.
Marc Mohan-Oregonian
Colma: the Musical makes up in heart what it lacks in glitz and real, singable songs.
Jean Lowerison-San Diego Metropolitan
Colma works because the filmmakers believe it can and aren't listening to anyone who tells them otherwise.Take a visit to Colma, you won't regret it.
Beth Accomando-KPBS.org
H.P. Mendoza's clever melodies and pointedly constructed rhymes rescue the movie from the detriments of its tired plot and unfocused pace.
Eric Kohn-New York Press
There hasn't been a movie that lays out the confusion and heartbreak of the first tentative steps into adulthood this mercilessly since Ghost World.
Jurgen Fauth-About.com
Director Richard Wong is alert to every nuance, cleverly framing the heavily satirical situations with appropriate deadpan affection and deft use of split-screen.
David Noh-Film Journal International
compare this with other films about being a teen (even the good ones), and few match this level of happy, resourceful creativity and unforced diversity.
Norm Schrager-Filmcritic.com
Mendoza's 13 original numbers...provide the slender story with structure, and overall the songs are surprisingly catchy despite the bare-bones music production and the fact that of the leads, only Renigen has a standout voice.
Maitland McDonagh-TV Guide's Movie Guide
breezy and irreverent in idiom, yet it examines with sometimes wry, but always unflinching, even brutal, honesty, the impact and consequences of emotional betrayal. And it does so without missing a beat, or a combination step.
Andrea Chase-Killer Movie Reviews
This is one modern movie musical that has what its slicker, star-studded, far more lavishly financed brethren, such as Chicago and Dreamgirls, lack: real joy and a giddy love for the genre that imbues every frame.
Pam Grady-Reel.com
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In the town of Colma, just south of San Francisco, the dead outnumber the living one thousand to one. Here, one wouldn't expect teenagers to burst out in song, or dance around cemeteries and streets. But, that's exactly what happens. Best pals Rodel, Billy, and Maribel find themselves in a state of limbo; fresh out of high school, they are just beginning to explore a new world of part-time mall jobs and crashing college parties. As newfound revelations and romances challenge their relationships with one another and their parents, the trio must assess what to hold onto, and how to best follow their dreams. It's a love song to the city, and to the residents who dream of a better (and more musical) life.TagLine Colma: The Musical
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