A Milwaukee couple played by Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson rise to fame as a Neil Diamond tribute act… sounds fun, right?!
Welllll…. here’s the thing you wouldn’t know from the ads and promo of this terrific film … it sure is fun at times but it’s also sad at times! Don’t go in not knowing this! Not sad in an unwatchable or unappealing way. I just think it’s worth you knowing that it’s not all beer and Skittles! (Or “Sweet Caroline… bup bup buuup”.)
So as you’d expect based on the above caveat, significant challenges befall our Neil Diamond and Patsy Cline wannabes but overall I thought Song Sung Blue was really great and Kate Hudson deserves that Emmy nomination she’s notched up - she’s excellent in this.
Here’s a four star review in The Guardian if you’d like to know more about the storyline.
Song Sung Blue opens 1 January, is rated M and runs 133 minutes.