“Fame” (PG, 90 minutes). A pale retread of the 1980 clmovie reviewsic, lacking the power and emotion of the original. A group of hopeful kids enroll in the New York City School of the Performing Arts and struggle through four years to find themselves. Their back stories are shallow, many seem too old and confident, the plot doesn’t engage them, and although individual performers like Naturi Naughton sparkle as a clmovie reviewsical pianist who wants to sing hip hop, the film is too superficial to make them convincing. Two stars.

Source:Fame / ** (PG)

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