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A Mighty Wind

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A Mighty Wind

Bob Balaban, Catherine O'Hara, Christopher Guest, Ed Begley Jr, Eugene Levy

When folk icon Irving Steinbloom passed away, he left behind a legacy of music and a family of performers he has shepherded to folk stardom. To celebrate a life spent submerged in folk, Irving's lovin...( read more  read more... )g son Jonathan has decided to put together a memorial concert featuring some of Steinbloom's best-loved musicians. There's Mitch and Mickey, who were the epitome of young love until their partnership was torn apart by heartbreak; classic troubadours The Folksmen, whose records were endlessly entertaining for anyone able to punch a hole in the center to play them; and The New Main Street Singers, the most meticulously color-coordinated "neuftet" ever to hit an amusement park. Now for one night only in New York City's Town Hall, these three groups will reunite and gather together to celebrate the music that almost made them famous.

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  • 366weirdmovies
    October 10, 2009
    366weirdmovies
    A mockumentary in which three retired folk groups, each with their own backstories, get together for a reunion concert to honor their dead producer. None of the satirical bite or outright hilarity of SPINAL TAP, but it succeeds with involving characterizations (especially by a c...( read more)razy-eyed Eugene Levy, who has been spending his post-stardom days in mental hospitals), and by being remarkably sweet towards its subjects without ever becoming cloying.
  • her69eyes
    August 15, 2009
    her69eyes
    Christopher Guest's faux documentaries, more commonly referred to as mockumentaries, center on subcultures so bizarre to most of us that we're able to keep a distant and yet curious affection for them. His first writing credit in the genre he's defined was for "This is Spinal Tap...( read more)", the cult classic directed by Rob Reiner, and since then he covered small-town theater in "Waiting for Guffman" and dog shows in "Best in Show". "A Mighty Wind", the fourth in his series of mockumentaries, centers around long-since-forgotten folk musicians who all reunite for a concert on public access television.

    When a beloved music producer dies, his son, Jonathan Steinbloom (Bob Balaban), organizes a tribute show headlined by three of the most popular folk groups from the 60's. First is a trio known as The Folksmen (Christopher Guest, Michael McKean & Harry Shearer), a one-hit wonder who reunite in a surprisingly tender moment. There is also The New Main Street Singers, a group of nine in an ever-shifting ensemble - most of the current members weren't alive when the band first gained it's notoriety (Jane Lynch, John Michael Higgins, and Parker Posey are among them). And finally, there is the headlining act, the darling couple known as Mitch (Eugene Levy) and Mickey (Catherine O'Hara). At one time their love captured the nation, but since a bad breakup Mitch has spent time in a mental hospital and Mickey has remarried.

    The melodrama surrounding the reunion between Mitch and Mickey takes up a majority of the picture, but the humor is enough to keep things from getting "too" serious". Mitch's neuroticism is just absurd enough that it's more funny than depressing, and supporting characters like Mickey's husband retain the film's humor through their eccentricities.

    The cast contains all of the familiar faces from Guest's previous films. Bob Balaban, who is typically not much more than the "straight man", shows off his comic ability as the paranoid emcee ("what are those for?" as he points at the lights), and Fred Willard once again steals the show as a former sitcom star with the catchphrase "Wha' Happened?". Parker Posey doesn't get much more than a glorified cameo, but her simple impossible perkiness garners quite a few chuckles.

    Ranking Guest's films is a challenge, but the least I can say is that "A Mighty Wind" had me laughing as hard as any of them. It's got a bit more of a serious side, but the cast is so enormously talented that the drama is believable and never takes away from the comedy.
  • kenstachnik
    December 25, 2008
    kenstachnik
    I HATE folk music and I can't stand this movie as a result
  • dooritor1
    May 5, 2008
    dooritor1
    mighty funny! every character is hilarious and eccentric! but once again, fred willard is the funniest person on the screen. "Wha Happend!??" its grand.
  • liquidchick76
    March 21, 2008
    liquidchick76
    Christopher Guest and his fellows are brilliant.
  • smootysveen
    January 4, 2010
    smootysveen
    One thing I love about Christopher Guest's movies is that while he is being satirical of his subject (whether it's folk singers, canine enthusiasts, etc.), he always shows an affection for it as well. That blend is never more apparent than this movie. Yes, the principal character...( read more)s worship color and take special care to shorten the "ing" suffix. But "There's a Kiss at the End of the Rainbow," in all its trite cheesiness, is one of the more beautiful songs I've ever heard.
  • roddyw1
    December 12, 2009
    roddyw1
    This is a masterclass in comedy. Subtle, moving, and somehow genuinely embracing its subject matter while at trhe same time using it as a vehicle for comedy. I wouldn't have known anything about this film had I not recently attended the Spinal Tap one night only workld tour. The ...( read more)support group was The Folksmen, one of the folk bands in this film who are brought together for atribute concert to their late manager. Using his usual mockumentary style, Christopher Guest has created a small masterpiece here, which is woefully underrated.
  • Yelverton
    December 9, 2009
    Yelverton
    Funny movie, but the songs are what make it good.
  • jam233
    November 26, 2009
    jam233
    This is a wonderful and very very funny mockumentary. Christopher Guest has done a great job once again. The entire cast is great, especially Catherine O'Hara, she is such an under appreciated actress. Eugene Levy and Michael Mc Keon are also terrific. It's witty, fun and even ha...( read more)s an Oscar nominated song.
  • Sloirishbud
    October 30, 2009
    Sloirishbud
    "A Mighty Wind" is another example of a top notch superb Mocumentary. This is Christopher Guest and company at their very best. The characters and the story of this movie are hilarious and at the same time dramatic and captivating. This story plays out in a typical fashion for th...( read more)e brilliant Guest and company, the story unfolds and all of the funny little quirks of the subject come to the forefront of the film. This movie is hilarious and the music in it is amazing. Definitely worth watching if you like either comedies or musicals because this is an excellent example of either or both.
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