UNDISCOVERED

Starring:
Pell James, Steven Strait, Shannyn Sossamon, Ashlee Simpson, Kip Pardue, Carrie Fisher, Fisher Stevens and Peter Weller

Director:
Meiert Avis

Running Time:
97 mins

Out to buy on DVD 23/04/07

"I just need a break"

A chance meeting on the New York subway leaves Brier (James) and Luke (Strait) wondering what could have been. When the two move to Los Angeles, Luke to try and make it as a musician and Brier to try her hand at acting, a mutual friend Clea (Simpson) brings them together again after two years apart. With the attraction still there but complications in both of their lives, can love blossom or will it remain undiscovered?

Love and music have gone hand in hand for generations but at the box office this doesn't always guarantee a hit.

Tales of a musician and a model turned actress falling in love are nothing new in movies. Beautiful people living beautiful lives are the things that dreams are made of and most trashy romance movies back in the last century but this is the new millennium with a more sophisticated audience. Can the story of a struggling musician, just waiting for that big break and a model, trying to break into acting, keep audiences enthralled when they really don't have anyone they can connect with? For the most part the answer is yes.

There is no argument that both Pell James and Steven Strait are two beautiful people but they are not ones that you wouldn't have any chance of meeting in real life. These are the kind of people who everyone will know or even have had a crush on in real life but secretly knew they were slightly out of their league. This means that you can connect with them and follow their journey towards fame and fortune. Pell James and Steven Strait make Brier and Luke all the more watchable, however cheesy the plot may be.

The support is also decent. Ashlee Simpson tries to step out of her sister Jessica's shadow as fellow singer Clea, Shannyn Sossamon is suitably bitchy as Brazilian model Josie and Kip Pardue has fun as Luke's brother Euan. Add to this, noticeable smaller roles for Carrie Fisher, Fisher Stevens, Peter Weller and a bulldog that can skateboard and you have a good cast.

'Undiscovered' is incredibly cheesy and overly sentimental but very watchable all the same. The music is a little too stereotypical but will have your toe tapping and both Pell James and Steven Strait are very watchable, making the film more enjoyable than it ever should have been. This makes it worth discovering.

PICTURE & SOUND

Presented in Widescreen 1.85:1 Anamorphic with a Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack, the transfer is good.

BONUS FEATURES

Trailer
Watch the theatrical trailer for the movie

OVERALL

The lack of bonus features will come as a real disappointment to fans of the film. They could have at least had a featurette covering the songs of the movie and some interviews. Viewers now expect a little more for their money.

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