If you love campy, over-the-top musical interludes and celeb-studded commercials that start out fun until you remember you’re laughing at a Questrade ad, then the Super Bowl is your, you know,Bowl. And this year a feigned interest in football was amply rewarded with a fun, bombastic night of Hollywood A-listers, musical legends and a peek at one of the most anticipated trailers of the last couple of years.
Minutes into the start of the 56th Super Bowl, superstar Halle Berry said, “think of tonight’s game as the start of another great movie,” reaffirming the relationship between football and Hollywood, one that’s as long and storied as the game itself.
The show kicked off with exactly that, imbuing the night with an instant hit of glamour as singer Jhené Aiko gave an electric performance ofalongside a harpist, because well, why NOT a harpist? This is L.A., after all, and subtlety feels decidedly un-American and un-football. Country singer Mickey Guyton rounded out the opening with a soaring version ofthat set the tone for what was a perfectly executed celebration of West Coast music in all its loud, boisterous, exciting glory.
This year’s half-time show, one of the most hotly anticipated in many years, was a paean to California, to the faces and voices that have defined L.A. for so many music fans. With superstar rapper, producer and Southern California native Dr. Dre at the helm, everyone from Snoop Dogg to 50 Cent, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar and Mary J.
Eminem was good.
Why would they set the stage so only half the stadium could see the show. It sucked anyway. HalfTimeShow HalfTimeShow2022 SuperBowl
average game, not good, but not bad either. but one of the worse halftime show i ever seen
high-sounding but with little meaning; inflated. bombastic
“Bombastic” I see what you’re trying to do here but…
🗳
bombastic?