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Thread #58488   Message #937823
Posted By: Steve-o
22-Apr-03 - 12:55 PM
Thread Name: Review: A Mighty Wind
Subject: RE: Review: A Mighty Wind
I agree- it was a "charmer", but not enough bite for me. They missed a whole bunch of characters that should have been there- for example, where was the guy who dressed up in his business suit and went down to some big office building to spend his day writing "folk songs"?? Anyway, as Frank said, Guest and Levy sure did a great job of both writing and playing the music. The insipid, knuckleheaded Main Street Singers (playing the part of the group we used to call the "Crusty Nostrils") were quite perfect. Most of the instruments were correct, as noted, with the glaring exception of the Ovation. Nick Reynolds played a 4-string Martin- I couldn't see clearly if that was the type in the movie. Fun, really well-done movie, but I wanted a lot more satire.