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Pep Squad (1998)
Enjoyed film; a good time was had by all; bright spots in the acting
I managed to fit a screening of Pep Squad in at the recent AFM in Santa Monica. For a market screening the auditorium was quite full. AFM officials in attendance said it was one of the best attended of all the screenings.
The audience liked the film, and so did I. Sure, it's a low budget, independent with no-name actors. But it was a major improvement on "Jawbreaker" with Rose McGowan doing a poor job of trying to be Cherry. Columbia Tri-Star would have been ahead if they'd have just sent "Pep Squad" around the country for a few weeks.
The tongue-in-cheek humor was fun and, at the same time, the not-so-subtle political statements were made with gusto.
I noticed where the film had already played Raindance and Stockholm last year and was in the Fantasporto Festival as AFM was going on. Heard this morning that it had been selected for Seattle, as well as San Sebastian next fall. Pretty good for a first time work from a very young director. I'll be keeping my eyes open for his next project.