They don’t make kids like Nate Foster anymore. Armed with a need to razzle and dazzle, Nate has an infectious energy and steadfast determination. Underneath a gawky exterior, there’s a star just waiting to be discovered. Instead of dreaming of TikTok stardom or reality TV fame, however, the only thing the 13-year old boy wants to be is the lead of his own big-budget Broadway musical.
A star is born From the opening scene set to George Benson’s cover of “On Broadway” to the many, many references to Wicked, it’s clear that Nate loves the Great White Way. Stuck in a small Pennsylvania town, Nate tries his best to fulfill his stage-bound dreams by trying out for the lead role ofAbraham Lincoln.
Beyond the stage If the plot is routine, and it is, the direction manages to breathe enough life into the movie to make it enjoyable. The director, Tim Federle, knows the material very well; After all, he wrote the young adult novel the screenplay is based on. He nails Nate’s musical numbers, drawing on inspirations from Singin’ in the Rain to Rent without being too obvious about it, and infuses the film with a cartoon-like energy that gives it a zip normally not seen in movies like this.
As Libby, Brooks struggles to elevate above the “best friend” clichés her character is saddled with. Butz and Federer make enough of an impression in their brief screen time to make you wish they had bigger roles, and Bassett is simply unconvincing as a high school jock who seemingly hates, but really loves, his brother. Worst of all is, surprisingly, Kudrow, who overdoes her Phoebe tics and makes her Aunt Heidi come across as mentally unstable.
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