Sabrina Bryan was my favorite competitor in this last season of “Dancing with the Stars.” I knew she was a Cheetah Girl, but to be honest, all I really knew was that the Cheetah Girls were some kind of girl group. They’ve certainly created quite the sensation amongst the preteen set, so I decided I’d watch this movie and see what the fuss was about.
Raven stars as Galleria (yeah, that’s right) a teenager who writes music. Together with her friends Aqua (Kiely Williams), Chanel (Adrienne Bailon), and Dorinda (Sabrina Bryan) they are the Cheetah Girls, a band that sings together for small parties and such. They really want to make it big, and are eager to participate in their school’s talent show. The grand prize is time in a real recording studio, and they’re sure that if they cut a demo album, they’ll be able to attract the eye of a big producer and make it big.
However, a producer comes and finds them. Jackal Johnson, a huge name in the industry, used to attend the girls’ high school, and he drops by one day and hears them practicing for the talent show. He tells the girls he’d love to talk to them about a career, and Galleria immediately snaps up the offer, telling him that she’s the leader of the group and speaks for all of them. This rubs the other Cheetahs the wrong way, but she doesn’t listen to their protests. She writes the songs, doesn’t she? That makes her the boss.
Her ego goes from bad to worse the closer they get to meeting with Jackal. She alienates everyone around her, and really hurts Dorinda’s feelings by demanding that Dorinda buy a new outfit for the contract meeting. Chanel finds out that Dorinda is a foster child and has no money for a new outfit, so she lends her a great new outfit she just bought.
Each of the girls reacts to the idea of sudden fame differently, but Galleria’s prima donna ways break the group up. It’s not until she realizes what she’s done that everyone is able to get on the same page again.
A mildly entertaining show, I can see why the preteen set is so gaga over the Cheetahs. They’re cool, they’re stylish, and they sing. That’s what every girl’s dreams are made of. And if you don’t mind the heavy overuse of slang and Raven’s overacting, parents won’t totally perish if they sit down to watch too.
This film is rated G.
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