Review of 1UP

1UP (2022)
7/10
Enjoyable
7 August 2022
Warning: Spoilers
The story does fall a bit short but it is still very enjoyable. There is a full story, and the formula is similar to Pitch Perfect. The only difference is unlike pitch perfect, you do not fully get into the world of the video game like you do with the world of singing competitions of Pitch Perfect.

Incredibly diverse cast, sweet moments, and the performances are very much in the Disney movies vein -- larger than life performances, clear clean comedy, and characters you mostly care about. The opponents are believable but the Dean's character is a bit over the top and flat. Some fun surprises towards the end and the team montage of how they grow together is pretty great.

The only thing I wanted was more depth of story from the main character Vivian and coach Parker. Sloane and Owen were great characters and would've loved to dive into their stories and the video game more.

The date scene was really cute. Montage of the video game interviews (hilarious). Chicken is funny - I wish we could've gone into the video game earlier.

It's a fun, light, bubble gum-esque movie which deals with videogames, gender, and friendship. It was enjoyable.
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