I am continually amazed with how Christopher Guest is able to create a world that's so bizarre, yet so realistic. With A Mighty Wind, he's cultivated a collection of catchy folk songs that are so fun to listen to. I own the soundtrack and I absolutely love it. This film also features an emotional climax that's so simple, yet so effective. This movie is retro, but it feels so now-tro.

It's of course hilarious, but it's also his only mockumentary with real heart, and boy does it work. O'Hara and Levy lean on their decades of natural chemistry to make their post-romance relationship both gut-bustingly funny and sensibly sad. All three of the groups are uniquely perfect, and their musical performances are inspired. And if anyone wonders what made Fred Willard so beloved, just watch his tour de force introduction in this movie...it's everything.

Christopher Guest created a quartet of pseudo-documentaries with "A Mighty Wind", about a bunch of folk singers getting together when their producer dies. The movie lets the audience see everyone's personalities develop as the movie progresses, namely with the "ninny/nonny" scene, and "now-tro". Probably the most intriguing character is Eugene Levy as the mentally whacked Mitch; I still wonder what he was thinking about during his performances!

Anyway, it's a really good comedy. Poking fun at the folk music scene without being nasty, they know how to do everything. Also starring Harry Shearer, Michael McKean, Catherine O'Hara (happy birthday, Catherine!), Parker Posey, Bob Balaban and Ed Begley Jr.