Pitch Perfect sees Beca (Anna Kendrick) being almost forced to go to college by her father however she is too alternative to want to do what everyone else does. We know she's alternative since she has slightly untidy hair and wears darker eye makeup than everyone else, oh and she wants to skip college to become a DJ. When her father says that he will let her drop out of college and take her to LA if she still doesn't like it after a year, but she has to try to get involved more, Beca ends up joining the Barden Bellas, an all female acapella group that has been trying to win the national championships for years.
Caught up in the rivalry between the Bellas and the college's champion singers, The Treble Makers, Beca soon starts clashing with the Bellas' leader, Aubrey (Anna Camp), who insists that strict discipline and perfecting the same routine they have always performed is the key to winning the championship. Beca, of course, has other ideas.
Straight up, this movie is fun. It does not take itself seriously and the comedy swings from clever word play right through to full gross out humour, and it all works. Australia's own Rebel Wilson steals much of the show as Fat Amy with what is arguably her best ever performance. The gags are shared amongst the main players and supporting actors nicely and the laughs come through nice and steadily throughout.
Since this is a movie about acapella groups it goes without saying that a lot of the emphasis is on performances and vocal arrangements, and it doesn't let you down. The musical set pieces are spectacular and certainly add much to the enjoyment of the movie.
So it's simple. See this movie, enjoy this movie and have an awesome time.
In a word - acca-awesome!
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