They sing, they dance, they wear platform shoes: They are The Spice Girls, and they did not become Pepsi spokescleavage overnight. This new, unlicensed "rockumentary" explores the formative years of the group as best it can without too much danger of litigation. Using time-honored TV tabloid devices, including the endless replay of stock footage and sleazy, pun-laden narration—"Everyone knows that Sexy Spice is chest great!"—the video will be excruciating for even the most rabid fan. Girl Power may, however, be of use to parents wishing to bond with their Spice Girls-crazy youngsters. The repetitive "Spice Rack" factoid segments guarantee the memorization of the nicknames of all five Spice Girls in just 40 minutes, without the distraction of a single original song. Parents can also gain assurance about the girls' suitability as role models from the wistful reminiscence of small-time impresario and one-time group submanager Ian Lee. Cast aside even before the group's first album appeared, Lee cherishes his unspecified role in its development, providing the bulk of Girl Power's insight into the girls' often-difficult two-year road to success: "They even worked some weekends." Real tears seem to be welling in the poor man's eyes as he vehemently maintains that they are really just a nice bunch of girls. Worthless as entertainment and curiously light on interesting trivia, Girl Power does provide a disturbing look at music-industry parasitism.