
A comedic tale which charts the fast rise and fall of an all-girl, four-piece Portland rock band, The Paper Dolls. Working day jobs while dreaming of success, aspiring young rockers Kali, Lavender and Reggie get the jump start they need when local legend Fauna, singer for the obscure band The Snogs, joins them as lead singer. But Fauna, street-wise and opportunistic, just wants to use them on her way to stardom. The commercial direction in which Fauna is leading the band begi... (Full plot summary below)
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A comedic tale which charts the fast rise and fall of an all-girl, four-piece Portland rock band, The Paper Dolls. Working day jobs while dreaming of success, aspiring young rockers Kali, Lavender and Reggie get the jump start they need when local legend Fauna, singer for the obscure band The Snogs, joins them as lead singer. But Fauna, street-wise and opportunistic, just wants to use them on her way to stardom. The commercial direction in which Fauna is leading the band begins chipping away at their friendship. All comes to a head during a two-day party at the Doll House--a house into which they all have recently moved. The next morning, a body is found, someone is dead, and the Dolls' world changes forever.
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| AboutFilm.comCarlo CavagnaAmbitious egomaniacs and drug-addled losers, jealousy and infidelity, exploitative *******s everywhere you turn, and stoner drummers who just want to rock--the underground music scene is the same anywhere in the USA. |
| NewsdayJohn AndersonThe movie's post-grunge Portland, Ore., quartet is almost laughably cliched -- which seems in direct opposition to the anti-authoritarian attitude of the movie. |
| OregonianShawn LevyIt buoys you with the charm of its cast and the bred-in-the-bone local feel even as you have to squint to ignore its failings in technique and storytelling. |
| Film ThreatPatrick "Flick" HarrisonShot on digital without making a big fuss about it, DAOWTD shows what DIY is all about. |
| Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasThe music is sensational, the energy level high, and Down and Out With the Dolls is a wise and funny treat. |
| eFilmCritic.comScott WeinbergTaken at face-value and with no massive expectations, Dolls isn't a half-bad little indie. |
| Los Angeles AlternativeJay Antanian assuredly made, unexpectedly poignant and hilarious feel-good flick, pitched somewhere between the goofy campiness of John Waters and the good-heartedness of Cameron Crowe |
| Boxoffice MagazineMichael TunisonThis saga of the rise and fall of an all-grrrrl band may not be the slickest act in town on the dramatic front, but its anarchic, overamplified energy and snotty-as-life rebel characters definitely manage to make an impression. |
| Chicago TribunePatrick Z. McGavinThe movie belongs to the women, and they perform with attitude and power. |
| New York TimesDave KehrThe results suggest a slightly more ribald version of "Josie and the Pussycats." |