Rated PG, 90 minutesThe needless remake "Jem and the Holograms" is the bland, super annoying and downright bizarre adaptation of the 1980's animated TV show "Jem." Directed by Jon Chu of "Step Up" fame and who helped another famous young singer, Justin Bieber, find his way, this misfire is an uneasy mix of sci-fi and rags-to-riches story. Singer Jerrica Benton ("Nashville's" Aubrey Peeples), her sister Kimber (Stefanie Scott), and her friends Aja (Hayley Kiyoko) and Shana (Aurora Perrineau), aspiring musicians, embark on a quest to become superstars. With help from Rio (Ryan Guzman) and his mom, Starlight Music CEO (Juliette Lewis) the four young band members find their own voice while taking the world by storm. The silly, cutesy yet off-putting "Jem and the Holograms" hits all the wrong notes, mainly because it's such a weird mix of "Short Circuit" (a movie I still hate to this day) and "Pitch Perfect," which it would like to be but is far, far from. Even the tween set this is geared to may not remember the '80s cartoon this is loosely based on and of which significant changes were made to the screen. As the ambitious CEO and band manager, Lewis all but chews up scenery and seems to be acting in a completely different movie altogether while the four girls playing the musical group have absolutely zero chemistry together; the predictable plotting can be seen from a mile away, while that cute robot named Synergy is one of the strangest additions a movie I've seen recently. The pop sugary music is hardly memorable as some of the cameos, including Chris Pratt and Jimmy Fallon, both of whom may be embarrassed to have their name attached to forgettable dreck such as "Jem and the Holograms." Stay far away.
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