Sing
Sing
Chantez
SING シング
Screenplay:
Garth JenningsComposer:
Joby TalbotCast:
Matthew McConaughey, Scarlett Johansson, Reese Witherspoon, Taron Egerton, Seth MacFarlane, Peter Serafinowicz, John C. Reilly, Nick Kroll (more)VOD (3)
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Set in a world like ours but entirely inhabited by animals, Sing stars Buster Moon (Academy Award® winner Matthew McConaughey), a dapper Koala who presides over a once-grand theater that has fallen on hard times. Buster is an eternal optimist—okay, maybe a bit of a scoundrel—who loves his theater above all and will do anything to preserve it. Now facing the crumbling of his life's ambition, he has one final chance to restore his fading jewel to its former glory by producing the world's greatest singing competition.
Five lead contestants emerge: A mouse (Seth MacFarlane) who croons as smoothly as he cons, a timid teenage elephant (Tori Kelly) with an enormous case of stage fright, an overtaxed mother (Academy Award® winner Reese Witherspoon) run ragged tending a litter of 25 piglets, a young gangster gorilla (Taron Egerton) looking to break free of his family's felonies, and a punk-rock porcupine (Scarlett Johansson) struggling to shed her arrogant boyfriend and go solo. Each animal arrives under Buster's marquee believing that this is their shot to change the course of their life.
(Universal Pictures US)
Reviews (4)
I don't really like singing competitions, but my daughter seemed to like this so I guess it was okay. The animals are properly bizarre, with the chameleon clearly leading the pack. The precisely composed soundtrack pulls the whole finale. The scenes with the monkey dad escaping from jail with Elton's background score are pretty hilarious. Great Frank at the end... I didn't hear the stellar cast; dubbing is unsurprisingly preferred for fairytales.
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Sing is a nicely made animated film that doesn't offer as much depth and lessons as, for example, Inside Out or Zootropolis, but it is still an above-average piece that will not be lost in today's animated production. On the one hand, it is quite predictable, but it's not too infantile or silly, so the somewhat flatter script can be tolerated. In addition to the excellent soundtrack full of familiar songs, Sing offers a number of different characters, with the most amusing being the ancient Mrs. Crawly and the perky Mama Rosita. In short, a likeable, brisk and colourful romp that's perfect for a free evening.
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The animation was nice, but I didn't find the story engaging at all. I'm pretty sick of various talent shows and competitions on commercial TV, so I find movies with this theme redundant. Since I didn’t have much fun and was hoping for it to end soon, I think I gave the movie more stars than it deserved.
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When the Beatles song played at the beginning, even though in a new arrangement, I knew the film had won me over, even if the story would be quite predictable, simple, and perhaps overly emotional. But the musical aspect here is truly great, with fantastic song selections that were beautifully rearranged. I'm satisfied.
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