A Mighty Wind

Director Christopher Guest teams up recurring cast members from his past ensemble comedies ("This Is Spinal Tap," "Waiting For Guffman" and "Best In Show") for this immaculately executed comedy of folk music stereotypes. The squishy underbelly of ‘60s folk music ala "Peter, Paul & Mary" (not Bob Dylan or John Prine) gets a thorough reality check in Guest’s documentary-styled satire in which his affectionately realized characters toy with the hearts hung openly on their sleeves. Three groups of folk music has-beens prepare to reunite for a concert at Manhattan’s famed Town Hall to honor Irving Steinbloom, a recently deceased folk music promoter, in this terrific spoof.

Rated PG-13. 87 mins. (B+) (Four Stars)