I had never seen Christopher Guest films, until stumbling on this one boring night on cable. An oddball, mesmerizing spoof of the folksinger world. It was hard not to root for these people, and their special night together. Some unexpected, bizarre moments. The "confession" of a female member of the New Main Street Singers is hilarious. She basically insinuates working in the porno industry, but the confession is delivered so matter-of-factly, and with an almost gleeful enthusiasm. It takes you off-guard, and evokes a disbelief (What did she just say?). She almost doesn't seem to realize what she had done. Quite a few sly, strange moments like that in the film. A strangely moving film, well done by a cast who were obviously enjoying themselves.
Review of A Mighty Wind
