Lemonade Mouth DVD Review

Our family loves the Disney Channel and as a child, I even grew up watching Disney Channel Original Movies. While they have certainly changed over the years, Disney Channel is still producing great movies for children to enjoy. Their latest release is Lemonade Mouth is based on the book by Mark Peter Hughes and is a music-filled movie about 5 teenagers who break through to become the voice of their generation.

Synopsis:
Lemonade Mouth tells the story of how a popular rock band came together after five teens- Olivia, Stella, Mo, Wen and Charlie- from different walks of life who meet in detention. They quickly realize they all have different musical skills and form a band together. But in a school that is dominated by sports and all other non-sport related clubs are held in the basement they are faced with many obstacles of being heard. Throughout the movie they form real friendships, rock out shows at different venues (including the local pizzeria), go head-to-head with their biggest competition- Mudslide Crushers-the band made up of athletes, go through many ups and downs but ultimately manage to stick together. Lead vocalist Olivia narrates the story and recounts the moments that brought this unlikely ensemble together and sparked a revolution for the band and their classmates to stand up and be heard.

I am going to try not to spoil the movie for you because I want you to watch the movie for yourself because it is great! The story is told through the narration of Olivia’s character and I was very surprised in the end to discover that the narration was actually a letter to her incarcerated father telling him about the band and how they came to be. Like most Disney Channel Original Movies, there is the elements of overcoming adversity, friendship and discovering what really counts along the way. There is a wonderful message of never giving up on your dreams that can inspire kids to continue pursuing their goals and ambitions no matter if they have support or not. There are also some good life lessons for times when kids don’t understand their parents or their parents don’t understand them.

Lemonade Mouth was a teenage band that a lot of people didn’t believe in but they showed that there was more to school that just good grades, rebellious attitudes or sports achievements. They showed their classmates, faculty, community and even their families that they were beautiful kids and talented too. Of course, the music in this DVD is great. The Lemonade Mouth original soundtrack has ranked among the Top 5 of the Billboard 200, No. 1 on iTunes soundtrack chart and No. 4 on iTunes Album chart. The album also ranked No. 1 on Billboard’s Soundtrack & Children’s Music charts. With hit songs like “Somebody”, “Don’t Ya Wish U Were Us” and more you can’t help but find yourself singing the catchy lyrics and moving to the beat while you watch the movie.

The highly-anticipated 2-Disc DVD + Digitial Copy features an exclusive extended music scene that you can only get on the extended edition DVD release. I would recommend this movie to anyone whose kids enjoy movies like “High School Musical” or even watching the Disney Channel. It is a great movie for kids and even teaches a few good life lessons along the way also so pick up your copy of the Lemonade Mouth Extended Edition DVD today!

*Gretta received a copy of this book to facilitate review. All opinions are those of reviewer only.