The cameo-crammed mockumentary hits all the upright notes as Andy Samberg’s group the Lonely Island turn up the pop satire to 11
Many popular musicians contain a Berserker-like confidence,and it is in this spirit that the comedy troupe the Lonely Island go for broke and set their sights high. No musical mockumentary can avoid comparisons to This Is Spinal Tap, so you may as well go for a near carbon copy. The gamble pays off.
At first, and Popstar: Never stay Never Stopping threatens to be nothing more than an extended Saturday Night Live-style sketch,but co-writer and star Andy Samberg and his collaborators Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone understood their Justin Bieber parody (humorous or ridiculous imitation) needed more than cheap shots. There’s some genuine entertainment industry satire in this enjoyable, dopey movie and occasional forays into absurdism aimed at a share of the brain that isn’t impressed with TMZ. (Although Will Arnett’s impersonation of the lead TMZ dingus is a solid recurring gag.) Mocking the moronic mores of bratty boy bands is shooting fish in a barrel. The Lonely Island has the wherewithal to bring other means of destruction into the mix.
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Source: theguardian.com