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'Cheetah Girls' fail to find harmony
submitted by: Lisa D.
source: Lawrence Journal World
Date: August 15, 2003
By Kevin McDonough
Former "Cosby" star Raven stars in the new cable musical "The Cheetah Girls" (7 p.m., Disney). The film focuses on four teens attending a "Fame"-type high school of music and arts. "Cheetah" refers to their musical ensemble, their own private girl's club and their overall attitude.
This being a musical (about a musical competition, of all things), the girls' New York high school, apartments and the very streets on which they live seem fantastically fake. Like many musicals, "Cheetah" can be enjoyed for its costume changes alone.
Produced by Whitney Houston and based on a series of books of the same name, "Cheetah" is a colorful but painfully predictable casserole of "you go, girl" blather and corporate pop. Words like "diva" and "bling" are uttered with annoying frequency.
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