Movie Review: Young @ Heart

Apparently Mr. Cilman has been around for a while and has assembled a choir of truly old people and paraded them across cities, stages and continents for decades. Today, for the first time, a documentary filmmaker takes us into the bowels of the choir who are composed of citizens of a New England town. Ranging in age from their sixties to well into their nineties this group of loveable old timers sing their way into your hearts.
Imitation they say is the sincerest form of flattery and members of this unique choir take on tunes made famous by the likes of Bruce Springsteen and David Bowie. Modern phenoms like Coldplay and The Clash also come under the spell of these vets as they sing, dance and ad lib to the famous tunes. You learn a lot about the makeup of this choir through very candid interviews in this fun-filled 109 minute expose.
Be prepared to be thoroughly entertained as some of these men and women who actually reside in rest homes come out to partake in the grueling practice session our taskmaster lays down for them. Goals here include just surviving, not to mention performing in a special concert seven weeks away. In between jam sessions we learn about the trials and tribulations of individual members of the group, some of which may well bring tears to your eyes.
Whether the group can come together, learn their lyrics and overcome certain catastrophes common to those aging add more intensity and uncertainty to the odds of these people making it to practice, let alone the big concert.