Performance night on this week’s American Idol witnessed significant changes in format. Simon Cowell announced that since the Idol team had overshot the time slot last time, they were going to have only two judges comment on each contestant.

Now down to 7 contestants, the theme for this week is ‘Idols at the Movies’. Famous Director Quentin Tarantino served as mentor for the Idol wannabes, directing them in their song selection.

Allison Iraheta gave a good performance, although it was by no means stellar, particularly when compared to her previous acts. The 16-yr-old singer received an enthusiastic response from the audience.

Singing next was Anoop Desai who showed marked improvement with his rendition of Everything I Do, I Do For You. His subtle nuances and held notes were commendable.

Adam Lambert sang well as usual but owing the high expectations everyone has from him, his performance did not appear to be outstanding. Paula Abdul praised him for his experimental style, saying that he was one of the bravest contestants ever.

Matt Giraud accompanied his chosen song- Have You Ever Loved A Woman on the piano. His attempt at falsetto were nothing noteworthy and the judges said so, with Randy saying, "It started out kind of cool but then got pitchy. You feel down in places."

On Danny Gokey’s Endless Love, Simon Cowell commented that while it was a very traditional version that he sang, it was a personal song and he had done it well. Kris Allen’s performance was distinguished from others because of the accompanying violin he played.

Lil Rounds who sang The Rose was compelled to defend her choice of song, when Cowell told her that he was getting frustrated at her inability to deliver performances matching her earlier ones.

While Matt Giraud seems to be the weakest contestant, we will have to wait till the results night to find out who is shown the door. Former Idol contestant Jennifer Hudson and Mily Cyrus will from a part of the American Idol’s Wednesday night show.

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