"Razzle Dazzle" directed by Darren Ashton [review]

Abstract

Darren Ashton, whose first feature was the quite-well-received Aussie road movie Thunderstruck, has, for his follow-up, entered “mockumentary” territory with an amusing, cringe-inducing and very well performed look at youthful dance competitors and their horrible stage parents. Razzle Dazzle is a documentary-style comedy in the tradition of A Mighty Wind, Confetti and Best in Show, and like those films, if you can bear to spend time in the company of the truly awful people being caricatured, Razzle Dazzle is a lot of fun to behold.