Standing Ovation (F)

There is no question who Standing Ovation's audience is: tween-age and younger girls. Sadly the disgusting morals and complete lack of artistic touch will make it a terrible influence on their impressionable minds. Fortunately the movie is so revolting to everyone else that few people will encourage them to go.
From Writer/Director Stewart Raffill (Grizzly Falls), Ovation tells the story of a group of tween girls called the 5 Ovations (Kayla Jackson, Kayla Raparelli, Alexis Biesiada, Najee Wilson, and Pilar Martin) attempting to win a music contest. Well at least it tries to--the plot is so convoluted and uninspired it takes effort to notice. The subplots include a very young girl trying to join the group (played by Alana "Wannabe" Palombo, who is a very good singer despite having to play a kid so obnoxious Veruca Salt looks like Pollyanna), another girl (Joie Decarlo) trying to find money stolen from her father, and the 5 Ovations battling a rival group made up of young adults who are delighted to cheat (yeah, it doesn't make any sense).
The film is poorly made and badly choreographed (though the singing is good), but I understand I am not the target audience. What is unforgivable is the laundry list of horrendous morals. For example:
1) If your grandfather is addicted to gambling, show him he can succeed by having him bet on the underdog. It will pay the family bills.
2) If your dad leaves you after being arrested for domestic violence, and goes on to a life of crime that leaves a man so upset he dies, you are being unreasonable and grumpy not to lovingly accept him back to the family if he gives you and everyone in your neighborhood presents without confessing his illegal wrongs.
3) If you are twelve and want something, such as a music studio for a night, it is ok to tell a boy your age that you like him so he can sneak you in after dark.
4) If you are under the age of seven you have a free pass to do whatever the heck you want, including yelling at your parents and smacking nice people with batons.
5) If you fart or barf, this is really, really funny.
6) If a group of twenty-year-olds are sabotaging your performances with "pranks" like ripping your costumes or breaking into the studio and editing your video, calling the cops is overreacting. Instead you should accept the fact they cheated and instead get retribution. A good idea would be to sneak into their house and put fleas in their wigs.
7) Elderly people are made to be mocked, especially when they dance. That's why you get old--so people can laugh at you.
If any of these morals sound bad, this movie is not for you. Standing Ovation? Actually when my seven-year-old brother and I went to see the film (in a theater completely deserted), we actually sat in our seats and booed.