I would also like to know why that child is allergic to polyester

Turns out mockumentary is not as easy as Christopher Guest makes it look! Perhaps also let down by a lack of affection for it's characters, we seem to be invited to laugh at not with them.

The third act does a lot of the heavy lifting, but the whole movie has funny, feel-good vibes to it. The finale always makes me happy-cry, and Noah Galvin in particular is a wonder to behold. As a theater kid, this triggers a lot of nostalgia, and I think anyone who's ever worked in community theater can strongly relate to some part of this movie. To the non-theater people out there: was this as good for you as it was for us?

Theater kid or not, it's funny and clever and everyone in the theater laughed out loud throughout. Loved it!

_Theater Camp_ is a perfect example of a finale raising a movie by 2 points. As someone who's never stepped foot in a drama or theater camp classroom, much of the satirical goofs and gaffs for a good 70 minutes of this movie completely glanced off me and I was almost ready to call it a day. Please, please, _please_ see this movie through to the ending. What was settling in at a personal 5/10 immediately jumps to a 7/10 with the finale performance, it is so so good. Everything wraps nicely and is as heartwarming and wholesome as can be. If you can stomach the runtime for the pay-off or have first hand experience of this kind of environment so will get a kick out of the satire, I highly recommend Theater Camp. If anything, it's proven to me to never write off a movie until the credits roll, sometimes movies will surprise you out of nothing.

I was quite bored for most of it, but that ending song GOT me ::tears:: and it's a BANGER

As a theater kid I liked it.

A very funny movie, loved the mockumentary style and surprised by some risky jokes in this age.

It has a bit of a dip in the middle but the ending made me feel good, I liked it a lot overall and I can see myself rewatching this in not too long.

It was good, but I did not love it as much as I wanted. Knowing it was Molly Gordon and what I appreciate her in, I was hoping for a tone closer to Band Camp. Instead, this feels much more like it caters to the people that have gone to Theater Camp. I can see some people love this, but I am not those people. It was good, but not as much as I hoped.

Rating: 2.5/5 - 70% - Worth Watching

why did I unironically cry at the last song tho:sob:

As a non theater kid most of this movie is an unfunny slog, and the decision to make it mockumentary style is bonkers as it doesn’t feel needed at all. I will say the ending show is sweet and fun and leaves the film on a high note.