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I went into this piece of cinema blind, taking a half day off work to take my young daughter to see it at the theater.

Boy, was I happy to do so. The story is original, the actors superb, the music phenomenal, and the production was stupendous. It's a visual and auditory feast for the senses. I even shed a little tear at the end.

Fans of the original will love it, and as mentioned, my little girl who's normally quite antsy watching anything outside of an animated feature was glued to her seat. I can't wait to watch it again with the family. This is a big win for the fantasy / musical genre of film.

Let's face it: you can set a comedy in Los Angeles and it'll always achieve nominal success. A multicultural cast, socially relevant humor, cool music, drone shots and boom - that's a movie. There's something about palm trees and attractive people that'll never go out of style.

But this formula is beyond old. You have to have that thing that makes it stand out. Something fresh, something new under the sun. I'm not sure if it's the studios, writers or talent, but a major part of that team is resting on their laurels.

I loved the casting of old school comedic actors that are likely singing their swan song. The plot is tried and true, and it normally works. I just wish the filmmakers of You People did their homework to give us a film worthy of all their unorthodox comedic talents.

Too bad You People wouldn't make it into the 'staff picks' of a Thousand Oaks Blockbuster. How's that for old school and sarcastic?

I didn't laugh once. Didn't even chuckle. The music is wrong, the title cards are more late 80's, and what's up with the fake band posters? They couldn't pay for actual Jane's Addiction or Sonic Youth album art?

You can see the setup for the jokes from a mile away. It's lazy and really just insulting our intelligence at this point. A shot-for-shot remake with a 90's twist would've been better. At least that'd have a degree of ambition.

One star because it was cool seeing some old familiar faces. I guess it's not bad for background noise but is this reason enough for a spinoff? The American sitcom is dead. Go back and rewatch the original.