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Golden-hued, feel-good treacle, the sort that the U.K. has tried to export ever since Billy Elliot. Mar 22, 2013 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
Golden-hued, feel-good treacle, the sort that the U.K. has tried to export ever since Billy Elliot.
Amy Nicholson
The golden-hued cinematography (a filming cliché that really needs to be retired) and the sometimes slack direction by Marc Evans are minuses ... Mar 22, 2013 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…
The golden-hued cinematography (a filming cliché that really needs to be retired) and the sometimes slack direction by Marc Evans are minuses ...
Lou Lumenick
At various moments this endearing but sudsy movie, which spills all over the place, evokes "High School Musical," "Glee" and "Billy Elliot." Mar 21, 2013 | Rating: 3/5
At various moments this endearing but sudsy movie, which spills all over the place, evokes "High School Musical," "Glee" and "Billy Elliot."
Stephen Holden
Hunky Dory flits along blithely from number to transporting musical number until it ends - with a sigh - and dodges any authentic engagement with its own ideas. Mar 21, 2013 | Full Review…
Hunky Dory flits along blithely from number to transporting musical number until it ends - with a sigh - and dodges any authentic engagement with its own ideas.
Joel Arnold
Enthusiasm carries the day in this paint-by-numbers period tale, which is just charming enough to coast on its own clichés. Mar 21, 2013 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Enthusiasm carries the day in this paint-by-numbers period tale, which is just charming enough to coast on its own clichés.
Elizabeth Weitzman
Director Marc Evans and screenwriter Laurence Coriat fumble both the musical side of their movie and the coming-of-age side. Mar 21, 2013 | Rating: C- | Full Review…
Director Marc Evans and screenwriter Laurence Coriat fumble both the musical side of their movie and the coming-of-age side.
Noel Murray
It is not hunky dory at all. Instead, it is half-baked and tiresome. Aug 31, 2018 | Full Review…
It is not hunky dory at all. Instead, it is half-baked and tiresome.
Deborah Ross
The musical performances lack the energy and gloss of shows like Glee, but what you see here is more like what you'd experience at an average high school musical. Sep 11, 2017 | Rating: 2.5/5 | Full Review…
The musical performances lack the energy and gloss of shows like Glee, but what you see here is more like what you'd experience at an average high school musical.
Francesca Rudkin
A period piece spin on Glee, as filtered through the gauzy lens of underclass-artistic-exuberance that's plagued a subset of comedic-leaning British imports ever since Billy Elliot. Apr 15, 2013 | Rating: C | Full Review…
A period piece spin on Glee, as filtered through the gauzy lens of underclass-artistic-exuberance that's plagued a subset of comedic-leaning British imports ever since Billy Elliot.
Brent Simon
A lyrically and emotionally intense coming of age tale. Touching on a teacher's struggle against the educational establishment in a search for the liberating musical self-expression of her students. Mar 29, 2013 | Full Review…
A lyrically and emotionally intense coming of age tale. Touching on a teacher's struggle against the educational establishment in a search for the liberating musical self-expression of her students.
Prairie Miller
Although not perfect, 'Hunky Dory' offers much to admire. For example, the film's glorious finale almost took my breath away. Mar 22, 2013 | Full Review…
Although not perfect, 'Hunky Dory' offers much to admire. For example, the film's glorious finale almost took my breath away.
Betty Jo Tucker
An appealing drama set in Wales in 1976 about a high school rock opera version of Shakespeare's The Tempest. Mar 20, 2013 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review…
An appealing drama set in Wales in 1976 about a high school rock opera version of Shakespeare's The Tempest.
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
This British (or if you prefer Welsh) independent musical about the trials of an idealistic drama teacher as she tries to put on the end of year show, was like a book of clichés put together. That was done by the writer Laurence Coriat and directed by Welsh director Marc Evans and stars Minnie Driver, Aneurin Barnard, Kimberley Nixon and Robert Pugh. The setting of the story is in a Welsh comprehensive school during the long hot summer of 1976, and very keen drama teacher Vivienne (Minnie Driver) fights sweltering heat and general teenage apathy to put on an end of year rock and roll musical version of Shakespeare's The Tempest (that David Bowie would be proud of). She has high expectations and to engage her students, she uses hits of the time, performed by a fresh young cast led by Davey (Aneurin Barnard). It has a good message wrapped in a pleasant, feel good movie shiny wrapper (kept for a while) directed like a giant kids puzzle where you explain every piece in details, giving kids the hint where to put it. But, I have to admit I enjoyed it because all that was very smoothly done and with enthusiasm and chemistry which could not be faked! Enjoyable.
Super Reviewer
Superb comedy-drama interspersed with some truly brilliant music and featuring a warm and affable performance from Minnie Driver as the EA teacher trying to direct a musical based on The Tempest. It's sort of like Glee with a degree or Pitch Perfect without the slapstick and one-liners but with added (realistic) swearing and a particularly believable exploration of sexuality. Another gem from chameleon-like director Marc Evans. Cynicism should ideally be left behind.
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