American Idol - The Top 5 Goes Rat Pack

This has to be my least favorite week on Idol. Seriously, are any of these kids going to be recording a big band era type cd anytime soon? I am not thinking so. Thus, it is with some kicking and screaming that I am going to watch this week's show. The mentor for the week is Jamie Foxx. I am over the guest mentor thing this season. It really doesn't serve a purpose other than filler for the show and lord knows, the show is packed enough already.

So on with the show. Kris is up first. Many are touting that he will be making it to the finals and I am kind of hoping he gets there versus Danny. He chooses Fred Astaire's version of The Way You Look Tonight and does it well but nothing wow in the least. If there is any advice that Kris needs to listen to is to get some confidence and fast. Remember he's the same guy who more often than not assumed he was in the bottom each week early in the competition and I think he really needs to step it up on the personality and confidence levels to really make it much further/

Allison is up next and with her husky raspy voice she can nail this. She chooses the Gershwin Brothers' classic, Someone to Watch Over Me and sure enough she's fantastic. I know that there is buzz that Allison isn't a favorite for the finals but I just don't get it. Sure, she's not the cute little skinny blond sterotype pop strar but honestly, does the world need another one of those??? I really hope she makes it to Kodak night. She deserves it and either way, she will have a recording contract long before she becomes an adult, that's for certain.

Matt opted for Rodgers and Hart's My Funny Valentine. He really was just blah tonight. I have nothing more really to say about his performance other than he didn't deserve the save a few weeks ago. With any luck, him or Danny are going home tomorrow night and he didn't score any points with me when he got all cocky after Kara's critique.

Danny's up with Arlen and Mercer's Come Rain or Come Shine. I have learned that I can tolerate Danny if I take my eyes away from the tv screen. He still irks the hell out of me. If he wins this, he will most definitely be releasing a Christian soft rock album, which will be boring as all hell. I will admit that he has a great soul quality to his voice but remember avert your eyes.

Adam closes the show with Feelin' Good by Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse. And of course, he changes things up and makes it his own. Sure he could have donned a fedora like Matt and just done a jazzy little number but this is Adam we are talking about. He took it to a burlesque level and made it more theatrical with an edge. Sure not everyone's cup of tea, but this boy knows what he needs to do to win it and brings it every week.

Predictions for tomorrow: Matt goes home and I think he will be joined at the silver chairs by Kris. Sorry but it's the end of the show and I can't tell you one thing about Kris' performance other than it didn't suck.

So what sayeth you?