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I rented Popstar thinking it would be a movie that my 12-year-old son would be interested in watching over summer break. My son did not have any interest in it and walked away within the first two minutes.

Since there was not anything else at all on TV to watch, I ended up watching this kid flick. My 6-year-old daughter was very absorbed in it and struggled to stay up well past her bedtime to watch it. It was definitely more or a chic flick and I doubt teen boys would be interested in the movie at all. It was more a romance than anything.

This movie starts out with Jane Brightson (Alana Austin) being the average-looking brainfreak of the school. She works, studies and seems pretty normal but lacks in popularity.

The storyline quickly moves to J.D. McQueen (Aaron Carter) who is a hot young pop star singer. For whatever reason, he is failing out of home school. It is discussed that pop star status does not last forever so his parents and agent insist that he goes to public school. The agreement is, if he does not pass this quarter he will have to take summer school resulting in his contract being dropped.

J.D. is an attractive boy and all the girls are eager to hang with him. J.D. is not really interested in girls, his main focus is passing. He quickly learns that Jane is the smartest student so tries to hang with her hoping he would learn from her rather than an adult tutor.

Jane is a romantic and is very glad that J.D. has chosen to hang out with her. For awhile she thinks that J.D. likes her for who she is but during finals she realizes that he befriended her just to cheat off of her.

The climax of this movie is real easy to figure out. It was no surprise to me that the movie ends in a very predictable manner.

My Thoughts
I was really pleased how they were able to make this movie without displaying constant struggle in school with other kids. The children liked and got along just fine with their parents. The emphasis was not on money or the fame. The teens were able to move past the superficial things which I thought was refreshing for a teen movie.

I think only a certain type of kid would like this movie...probably someone struggling with being smart, average, or someone who enjoys love romances. The movie was very simple and easy to follow.

I was surprised that they really played down the "pop star" thing. We see J.D. performing in the beginning and the end and that's about it. It does not accurately reflect how it really is for a teen pop star.

Overall, I think this was a good clean movie for teens. It was enjoyable but certainly not the best movie ever.




Recommended: Yes

Viewing Format: DVD
Video Occasion: Better than Watching TV
Suitability For Children: Suitable for Children Age 9 - 12