Rating: 6/10
Over the last decade, the emergence of Lady Gaga, Katy Perry and Lana Del Rey, would-be iconic performers who rely on battalions of co-writers and producers, has proved more entertaining to document as a pop phenomenon than the many, mostly forgettable hits they have recorded. The aforementioned triumvirate hasn’t quite knocked off their stride Cher, Madonna and Kylie, the
previous incumbents to the Queen of Pop throne, though Perry has come closest, due to her level-headedness, her ability to skip through major record labels and having the nous to team up with Britain’s Cathy Dennis and Sweden’s Max Martin to concoct smashes such as I Kissed A Girl. This slick DVD certainly dazzles, but it’s no in-depth docu. Smashes like If We Ever Meet Again, California Gurls and E.T. are all included here without the co-stars who couldn’t join her in Sydney for the visual extravaganza, but you’re more likely to get an exposé about the exploitative practices behind the making of her eyecatching stage outfi ts than to see the California girl come over all refl ective about the way she passes herself off as a singer-songwriter with a retinue of players at hand. Still, this is a nice, colourful package. The Perry brand rolls on.
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