Undiscovered

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Undiscovered

PG-13

Released Aug 26, 2005

1h 38m

Comedy

Drama

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A model (Pell James) moves to Los Angeles to launch an acting career and hatches a scheme to boost a singer's (Steven Strait) fame.

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Undiscovered, a film about aspiring actresses and musicians, lacks originality and a convincing plot.

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J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

With character names like Luke Falcon and Wick Treadway, this showbiz romance dangles the promise of a Showgirls-style debacle, but it isn’t bad enough to be good.

Mar 6, 2007

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Christy Lemire

Associated Press

Undiscovered feels more like a pilot for a glossy nighttime soap on Fox -- probably one that would be canceled midseason -- than a feature film with even a modicum of discernible originality or depth.

Mar 6, 2007

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Nathan Rabin

AV Club

Undiscovered would like to think of itself as a gritty, documentary-style indie about hopefuls on the fringes of the industry, but it's more like one of those lame hair-metal bands that went out and bought flannel shirts after Nirvana hit it big.

Sep 26, 2005

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Clare Pfeiffer Ramsey

Metro Times (Detroit, MI)

Undiscovered has about as much emotional depth and romantic sensibility as an episode of a Simpson sister MTV reality show.

Jun 14, 2013

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Christopher Borrelli

Toledo Blade

There is not a single moment in the undistinguished Undiscovered that will do for [Pell] James what those couple of compassionate, moving minutes do in Jim Jarmusch's [Broken Flowers].

Rated: 1/4

Jun 14, 2013

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Peter Sobczynski

eFilmCritic.com

How bad is it? Ashlee Simpson has a supporting role in it and her singing isn't the worst thing about it.

Rated: 1/5

Apr 4, 2011

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Elite N

A good romantic film that deserves a Blue-Ray Collector's Edition Director's Cut Release!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/23/22

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Audience Member

has potential, but is not good enough.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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wasnt wat i expected.. im a fan of ashlee so i thought i would see more of her in this movie.. it wasnt gud..

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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★★ (out of four) I'm sure "Undiscovered" had aspirations of launching Ashlee Simpsons acting career and sparking some radio friendly songs from its soundtrack. But there just isn't enough substance to this age old tale about hitting it big in show business. It has some talent in the cast, but they aren't given much worthwhile to do. Luke, played by Steven Strait, is a struggling rock musician living in New York. He heads to Los Angeles, hoping the change of scenery will help him get noticed. On his way he meets Briar, (Pell James) but he doesn't pursue it. They end up rconnecting in California since she is a struggling actress. She and her best friend (Ashlee Simpson) help Luke mold his rocker style. Strait and James are appealing young actors, but their characters are bland. Simpson adds nothing to the role, and her acting is quite poor. The songs are surprisingly fair. Not great, but not as bad as expected. Strait does have some talent as a musician. [img]http://content6.flixster.com/rtmovie/22/66/22668_gal.jpg[/img]

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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I watched this for Steven Strait.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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Audience Member

I really liked this movie. Mostly because "Luke" was such a hotty.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/10/23

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Synopsis

A model (Pell James) moves to Los Angeles to launch an acting career and hatches a scheme to boost a singer's (Steven Strait) fame.

Director: Meiert Avis
Producer: Michael Burns, Gary Lucchesi, Marco Mehlitz, Michael Ohoven, Tom Rosenberg, Bic Tran
Screenwriter: John Galt
Distributor: Lionsgate Films
Production Co: Lakeshore Entertainment, Intermedia Films
Rating: PG-13 (Language|Including Dialogue|Drug Content|Partial Nudity|Sexual Material)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 26, 2005, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 11, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.0M
Runtime: 1h 38m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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