KATY PERRY: PART OF ME | FAMILY MOVIE REVIEW INFORMATION FOR PARENTS AND KIDS

"KATY PERRY: PART OF ME"
(2012) (Documentary) (PG)

QUICK TAKE:: Documentary: Katy Perry's year-long concert tour is presented in 3-D, which covers a period of time when the singer realized great personal success and personal heartbreak as her marriage crumbled.

PLOT:

The documentary charts the rise of pop star KATY PERRY who recently became the first performer in history to have five No. 1 hits featured on a single album. The audience learns of her upbringing as the daughter of a husband-and-wife team of traveling Pentecostal Christian ministers. They see her early success recording a Gospel album in Nashville, followed by her eventual coming of age and moving to Los Angeles to make it in the music business.

Far from an overnight sensation, Perry struggles for several years but is eventually signed to Capitol Records and shoots to stardom on the back of the controversial hit single, "I Kissed a Girl." The film chronicles her latest world tour, with a grueling schedule that takes Perry, her supportive sister ANGELA HUDSON, her circle of friends, and supporters to a whirlwind list of venues in Las Vegas, Japan, and Brazil.

At the same time, she meets comedian RUSSELL BRAND who she marries. But the stress of dueling stardom and the demands of her tour put distance between the two, and the marriage falls on hard times. Perry learns of Brand filing for divorce just prior to a major concert in Sao Paulo, and she must overcome her extreme sadness and depression to put on the show.

WILL KIDS WANT TO SEE IT?: Yes. Perry's fan base definitely skews young to very young, with mostly girls age 6-19 enjoying her music but quite a number of boys also.

WHY THE MPAA RATED IT: PG: For some suggestive content, language, thematic elements, and brief smoking.

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