IF THE excruciating soundtrack is anything to go by then Bratz: The Movie is definitely one to avoid! Packed with a veritable who’s who of pop bands to avoid, this is a cheesy excursion through everything that’s depressing about popular music.

What’s more, it goes on and on and on. There are 21 tracks to navigate, which suggests immediately that the film isn’t based on a quality screenplay but rather montages, ditziness and girl power.

Perhaps it’s because I’m an adult male writing this, and therefore the wrong demographic entirely, but you have to struggle to find a decent record among the ‘songs’ on offer.

Added publicity is certain to stem from the fact that the Black Eyed Peas are present with a track called Express Yourself – but it conforms to turgid pop values. While Ashlee Simpson bids for some career revival opportunity with the frankly tedious Invisible.

Prima J, meanwhile, are a new act comprised of two cousins (Jessica and Janelle Martinez) who happen to have landed the lead track from the movie in the form of the similarly bland Rock Star.

Those tracks pass for the highlights. The lowpoints ceom from songs like Fabulous, Bratitude and onerous power ballads like Saying Goodbye and If This Is Goodbye. But the less said about them, the better. It’s being kind.

Bratz The Movie opens in UK cinemas on August 17 and could well emulate the success of its TV series. But unless you’re a pre-teen girl with a penchant for make-up, phrases like “whatever” and “that’s so cool” and cheesy pop records like The Spice Girls and Girls Aloud used to put out, then avoid this like the plague!

Track listing:

1. Rockstar – Prima J
2. Fearless – Daechelle
3. Love Is Wicked – Brick & Lace
4. Rainy Day – Janel Parrish
5. Open Eyes – Bratz
6. Heartburn – NLT
7. It’s All About Me – Chelsea Staub
8. Now Or Never – Orianthi
9. Out From Under – Joanna
10. In Crowd – Sean Stewart
11. Express Yourself – Black Eyed Peas feat. Apl.de.Ap
12. My Life – Slumber Party Girls
13. Go Go – Jibbs
14. It Doesn’t Get Better Than This – Alex Band
15. Saying Goodbye – Matt White
16. Invisible – Ashlee Simpson
17. Alter Ego – Clique Girlz
18. Tell Me – Dropping Daylight
19. If This Is Goodbye – Lifehouse
20. Fabulous – Chelsea Staub
21. Bratitude – Bratz

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