“Raise your Voice” is a dumbed down after-school special that delivers a weaker message than a mall food court Chinese restaurant fortune cookie: “Follow your dreams. Even if these ambitions find you wanting to become a bad karaoke singer.”

On the bright side, Brittany Spears can finally be happy that a pop princess made a worse movie than “Crossroads.” To understand the significance of this last statement, watch “Crossroads,” but not before hiding sharp objects and locking up ropes.