Jem and the Holograms Page #4

Synopsis: As a small-town girl Jerrica lives an unexceptional life until she takes on a secret identity inspired by her music. She becomes Jem: the bold, stunning and absolutely fearless singer that catapults from an underground video sensation to global superstar overnight. But when it seems that she may lose touch with the things that really matter the most, Jerrica and her band of three sisters begin a one-in-a-million journey, discovering that some talents are too special to keep hidden.
Director(s): Jon M. Chu
Production: Universal Pictures
  2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
4.1
Metacritic:
42
Rotten Tomatoes:
19%
PG
Year:
2015
118 min
Website
809 Views


Um, well, hey, maybe that means

you have met some after all. Hmm?

Is anyone else so tired they

can't even take their shoes off?

I'm so tired I can't

even try my new ones on.

Man.

I would have never guessed that coming

here would mean a whole new Jerrica.

You mean Jem.

Right. Jem.

Let's be honest,

at some point we all wish that we

could just become someone else.

Leave your old life

behind, start over.

But the odds of that happening

really aren't in your favor.

Except...

it was happening.

And right when I thought

everything would be different...

the past came rushing back.

This is where it gets weird.

- Guys. Wake up.

- What?

You gotta see this.

- What is that?

- I don't know.

- You guys, I gotta get this on camera.

- This is not a good idea.

We'll just go together. We'll be fine.

It's a little after midnight,

and we're about to make contact

with a mysterious entity.

- Kimber!

- Aja, it's fine. Shh.

- I don't like this.

- Aja, relax.

Just pull it off quickly

before something happens.

Okay, okay. One,

two...

Whoa.

Synergy?

You brought that broken old thing?

Doesn't look broken to me.

Look, there's pieces missing. Maybe

he left it unfinished on purpose.

Pick it up.

Be careful.

Oh, my God.

Wait, he gave that to you, like, a million

years ago. Why is it only working now?

I don't know.

That's the song that Dad used

to whistle in the workshop.

So that's how it

communicates. Through music.

- Oh, my God!

- Not bad.

Show's over, Synergy. What else you got?

Oh, my gosh!

Welcome to the Synergy

operating system.

Well, that's different.

Next-gen fuel cell,

airtight waterproof casing,

an HD projector array.

This goes way, way beyond different.

It looks like some sort of a map.

Aja, where does it lead to?

Santa Monica Pier.

See, those are the latitude

and longitude points.

Coming into LA, we must

have activated a GPS trigger.

- Jerrica, is that you?

- Yeah.

Dad used to take us there.

When the waves hit those

pipes, they make sounds.

Maybe that's where your dad

wants us to take Synergy next.

- You're right.

- Where are you going?

He must have wanted us to finish what he

never could, right? His greatest creation.

I know that look.

This is a really bad idea.

It's after curfew, we have

rehearsal in the morning,

and we don't even know if that's

what he really wants us to do.

Then we're gonna find out.

Wait, what about Synergy?

- We can take it with us.

- Okay.

Let this beat work

Let this beat ride

I be spittin' on flames

when the heat risin'

God Survive

And we could be cookin' pies

Behold the passion in my eyes

And let this beat ride

Work Let this beat ride

I be spittin' on flames

when the heat risin'

God Survive

And we could be cookin' pies

Behold the passion in my eyes

And let this beat

Let that beat

Let that beat Let that beat

Let that beat Let that beat

Let that beat Let that beat

Let that beat ride, yeah

You did it.

Go. Go.

Okay, hurry up. Hurry up. Go. Go, go, go.

Go, go, go!

- Aja!

- Sorry!

Shh.

All right, let's go.

- The coordinates take us over there.

- Oh.

The darkest, creepiest, most

haunted-looking section of the pier.

Never fear the unknown.

Wow! Just can't think of a better place

for four teenagers from the suburbs.

All right, little guy. Light the way.

Synergy! Let's go.

Jerrica!

Where's it going?

- This is it.

- Oh, yeah.

I totally remember this place.

This is a tetanus shot waiting to happen.

No, come on, it's been here forever.

I used to love it as a little kid.

That's the same song

that turned Synergy on.

I think one of the notes is flat.

It's this one. Guys, look.

Wow.

I guess Dad wanted us to see this.

Maybe it could be moved to

make the right note. We'll see.

Whoa.

That's so crazy.

This is the first time that

he taught me how to play.

- What does it mean?

- I don't know.

I'm a rock star!

What?

Whoa!

Here, help me.

- Whoa, what is that?

- I don't know.

It's ancient.

Open it.

"Create your own destiny."

Some assembly required.

Looks like another map for the other piece.

All right, the coordinates lead us to...

- The Open Air Club.

- The Open Air Club?

You've heard of it?

You haven't heard of it?

Dude, that venue's legendary.

Our dad used to talk about it all the time.

Hands up, all of you!

Turn to face me slowly!

This isn't what it looks like.

Really? Because it looks like

trespassing on private property,

unlawful entry, and worst of all...

breaking curfew.

- Rio.

- How'd you know we were here?

I left my iPhone in the glove

compartment, tracked it all the way here.

And it's my job to keep

an eye on you, remember?

Even if it means getting out of my bed

and getting into a cab in

the middle of the night.

Thank you for that, by the way.

He's so dramatic.

You know, I think that

we're fine on our own.

Really? So you meant to trip the

silent alarm when you broke in?

- Oh, shoot.

- Oh, my God.

Look, we can take care of this ourselves.

You sure about that?

It's up to you, but I do have the fastest

way out of here without getting caught.

- I can't go back to juvie.

- You're not going back to juvie.

All right, fine.

- What's your brilliant idea?

- Jump.

We jump? That's your

plan? Jumping off the pier?

- There's no way any of us are gonna jump into the...

- See you later!

- Ready?

- Yeah.

Let's go.

Check. We have reports the

gate is ajar on the pier.

Come on, you gotta jump sometime.

Hey, you guys! What are you

doing? Hold it right there! Hey!

No, don't!

I don't know what

you're so scared of, J.

But whatever it is,

you don't have to be.

No. I feel uncomfortable.

Just be yourself.

Take this moment to decide

who do you want to be?

Who is that person?

What does she look like?

There are some ideas,

some voices that are too

special to keep hidden.

Okay, this is completely insane.

I get that your dad's having, uh...

- Synergy.

- Synergy...

lead you to different

clues, but why and for what?

That's what we're hoping to

find out at the Open Air Club.

You guys aren't getting near that club

without someone calling every

last one of their favors.

Even Starlight can't

pull a venue like that.

What?

You seem like you're fatally

allergic to positivity.

Would it kill you to be a

little bit more like your boss?

I mean, maybe then we wouldn't

feel the need to sneak out.

For starters, Erica's not

my boss. She's my mother.

And the reason she's forcing me

to keep you out of trouble

is so I can learn about the family

business and be exactly like her.

Wait, so, hanging out with

us is like a punishment?

It's 3:
00 AM, you stole my truck and all

of you just committed your first felony.

Okay, so you hate your job.

Why don't you just quit?

Because Starlight can

make a difference again,

you know, if it backed actual artists.

You know, real musicians

with something to say.

Instead, my mom wastes her time on no-talent

pop tarts with all flash, no substance

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