It's not going to change the world, but Pitch Perfect is a perfectly charming and good hearted movie with a great sense of humor and some surprisingly great song sequences. As someone who does not give a single f*** about acapella, I was surprised how much I enjoyed the musical segments in this movie. The story is standard enough, and the girls are mostly stereotypes, but they work in their roles and there's enough depth when there needs to be. In fact they do spin the formula in some good ways where they can. I expected a standard villain from one of the girls, but was surprised to find depth in her when they actually just sat down and talked about their feelings. That's not how movies work! And it's surprisingly refreshing to see that sort of thing. The film is, unfortunately, dated in some weird ways though. Not just in the light misogyny or gay stereotyping, that's almost forgivable considering its time. What's a little harder is the jarring gross-out humor. This was the Bridesmaids era of girl comedies, when they had to prove girls could not just be funny, but gross too. And yeah, they can, but does it fit the tone of the movie? Not really. Overall though, it's a goofy and simple, but immensely charming flick.