History YMMV / StandingOvation

* AssPull: [[spoiler: Britanny's dad being alive and running the corporation that hosts the competition. There is very little foreshadowing he was even alive, and he ''just happened'' to let his sleeve down enough that Britanny could recognize the tattoo on his arm.]]

* Sweetness: Even for a movie as tweeny and cutesy as this one, Alana's music video "Dreams" is a bridge too far for many viewers. Not only is it a generic "follow your dreams" song, it's coated in glitter, sung by a little girl, and has teddy bears as backup dancers.

* TastesLikeDiabetes: Alana's music video, "Dreams". Not only is it a generic "follow your dreams" song, it's coated in glitter, sung by a little girl, and has teddy bears as backup dancers.
* TearJerker: Meta example: Najee Wilson, who played Maya, one of the 5 Ovations died of undisclosed causes on August 14, 2016. She was 21 years old.
* VindicatedByHistory: The film received negative reviews at the time of release and was a box office bomb, but it found a small audience of kids who would eventually grow up to look back on the film as a SoBadItsGood piece of entertainment with a bit of ironic NostalgiaFilter. Then when it was reviewed by WebVideo/DannyGonzalez, it received a ColbertBump which introduced a new generation to witness the spectacle of {{Narm}} for themselves.

* ClicheStorm: It's basically an underdog story of a girl group who is antagonized by another, and admittedly much more polished girl group and they eventually compete in the final round at the climax. The story also focuses on a main character who has a troubled home life with [[ParentalAbandonment a deceased mother and missing father]], an older brother who is hanging with the wrong crowd, and they are both raised by their grandfather who has an addiction to betting on horse races. Meanwhile, the antagonists are rich, snobby, sore winners ([[spoiler:and eventually sore losers when they lose in the big contest]]).

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: The "Soup To Nuts" song that the Wiggies sing at a diner, which just comes out of nowhere and for no reason. Never mind the FridgeLogic behind why rich and self-important people like them are eating in such an establishment instead of, oh say, at a fancy restaurant where it would make more sense for them to sing about proper table manners. The movie also makes it clear that the song is happening in real time, rather than as a separate musical number judging by the weird looks the other patrons were giving them in the background.

* ClicheStorm: It's basically an underdog story of a girl group who is antagonized by another, and admittedly much more polished girl group and they eventually compete in the final round at the climax. The story also focuses on a main character who has a troubled home life with [[ParentalAbandonment a deceased mother and missing father]], an older brother who is hanging with the wrong crowd, and they are both raised by their grandfather who has an addiction to betting on horse races. Meanwhile, the antagonists are rich, snobby, sore winners ([[spoiler: and eventually sore losers when they lose in the penultimate contest]]) who like to play dirty and often sabotage their competitors [[FridgeLogic in rather unsubtle and uncomplicated ways and yet they still manage to get away with it since they are implied to win every year without anyone batting an eye]].

* TearJerker: Meta example: Najee Wilson, who played Maya, one of the 5 Ovations, died of undisclosed causes on August 14, 2016. She was 21 years old.

** The outside scenes of the characters in New York are obviously shot in front of a green screen, especially when the background shot used for it is in a different quality.

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: The "Soup To Nuts" song that the Wiggies sing at a diner, which just comes out of nowhere and for no reason. Never mind the FridgeLogic about why rich and self-important people like them are eating in such an establishment instead of, oh say, at a fancy restaurant where it would make more sense for them to sing about proper table manners. The movie also makes it clear that the song is happening in real time, rather than as a separate musical number judging by the weird looks the other patrons were giving them in the background.

** The scene where Brittany and her grandpa are watching horse racing on TV. What would've been MundaneMadeAwesome is ruined when an out of place slow-motion shot of old people rising from their seats is edited clumsily between them.

** The scene where Brittany and her grandpa are watching horse racing on TV. What would've been MundaneButAwesome just becomes this when there's an out of place slow-motion shot of old people rising from their seats.

* SpecialEffectFailure: The Wiggies at the beginning are wearing XBox 360 headsets for their performance (which the 5 Ovations later use), although it's treated like they're regular headset microphones. Not only is it obvious for gamers who can notice them right away, but in one shot, you can even see the label if you look close enough.

%%* ClicheStorm: A bit of one.

* VindicatedByHistory: The film received negative reviews at the time of release and was a box office bomb, but it found a small audience of kids who would eventually grow up to look back on the film as a SoBadItsGood piece of entertainment with a bit of ironic NostalgiaFilter. Then when it was reviewed by WebVideo/DannyGonzalez, it received a ColbertBump which introduced a new generation to witness the spectacle of {{Narm}} for themselves.

* VindicatedByHistory: The film received negative reviews at the time of release and was a box office bomb, but it found a small audience of kids who would eventually grow up to look back on the film as a SoBadItsGood piece of entertainment with a bit of ironic NostalgiaFilter. Then when it was reviewed by WebVideo/DannyGonzales, it received a ColbertBump which introduced a new generation to witness the spectacle of {{Narm}} for themselves.

* CriticalDissonance: Downplayed. It has a 6% on Rotten Tomatoes with a 47% audience score. And [=YouTube=] comments from the movie's video clips also imply that the children who saw the movie at the time and were now teenagers enjoyed it and look back at it as a SoBadItsGood movie with a bit of ironic NostalgiaFilter.

* TastesLikeDiabetes: Alana's music video, "Dreams". Not only is it a generic "follow your dreams" song, it's coated in glitter, sung by a little girl, and has teddy bears as backup dancers.

* CriticalDissonance: Downplayed. It has a 6% on Rotten Tomatoes with a 47% audience score. And YouTube comments from the movie's video clips also imply that the children who saw the movie at the time and were now teenagers enjoyed it and look back at it as a SoBadItsGood movie with a bit of ironic NostalgiaFilter.

* ClicheStorm: A bit of one.
* EarWorm: It's easy for the songs to get caught in your brain's recesses, even the background ones.

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: "Shooting Star", the song the Ovations ultimately perform at the competition.

* Narm: The child acting. Some of the child actors are fair, but sometimes they underperform to a humorous degree.
* The way that Joei, who looks twelve at most, manages to intimidate fully grown men.
* Alana, a little girl, commanding a line of firefighters like a drill sergeant.

* Narm/NarmCharm: The child acting. Some of the child actors are fair, but sometimes they underperform to a humorous degree.
* TheScrappy: Between her obnoxious, grating voice, her massive ego, and the fact that she won't stop shoving herself in every performance, Alana will wear down on your patience ''very'' quickly.

* EarWorm: It's easy for the songs to get caught in your brain's recesses, even the background ones.