Tereza

Okay, the movie wasn't *that* bad, but it wasn't that good either. My first instinct was that it couldn't possibly be good - the storyline sounded too ridiculous. But when I saw the stellar cast list, I thought it HAD to be good. Well, after watching it, my question is how could so many incredibly talented actors have such a big lapse in judgment that they all ended up in this film? 5 out of 10. Worth a watch, but only if you've seen everything else.

BUT ... I DID! I rented this movie for only one reason: I am a HUGE fan of Alan Cumming, and I was curious what the heck he was doing in this movie. Well, Alan's role was not worthy of his enormous talent, but shockingly I found this movie, as a whole, entertaining. I was even more shocked to find that a couple of the girls actually had some talent (I won't name names to protect the worshipers) I've never paid attention to the Spice Girls -- their music is okay, but not something I would buy. There were some really lame parts to the movie (the flashes to the future, the whole baby thing, etc.), but overall it was somewhat amusing. It's too bad that it was all fabricated -- they should have taken a Madonna "Truth or Dare" approach -- maybe then the critics would have been more kind. However, I liked the cameo performances by Elton John, Bob Hoskins, etc. and I loved the takes on other movies and songs (e.g. Spice Girl Five aka Tarantino's Fox Force Five in Pulp Fiction, etc. and Meatloaf's line about "I won't do that"). Anyway, I don't know who to recommend this movie to. After seeing the movie, those who hate them will only hate them more, and those who love them continue to do so. Perhaps people, as myself, who are ambivalent about the Spice Girls could like this movie.

The reunion series was a somewhat of a letdown for me. I especially loathe most of the new characters - the Moulterds and Miss Lovelock in particular. And the English hillbilly farm setting is dull, dull, dull! The new series just couldn't keep my interest as the old one did.