Wild Rose
(2019)Sing your own song.
Jesse Buckley (Beast) is a single mother and ex-con from Glasgow who dreams of becoming a country star in this drama co-starring Julie Walters.... More
"Rose-Lynn Harlan has dreamt of becoming a country music star for as long as anyone can remember. But Glasgow isn't exactly Nashville, and, as a convicted criminal and single mother of two young children, Rose-Lynn is more country song than country starlet. Just released from prison, forced to wear an ankle monitor and keep curfew, she can't return to her job as the house-band singer at Glasgow's Grand Ole Opry ... Rose-Lynn lands a new job as a housekeeper for the lovely, and very posh, Susannah (Sophie Okonedo). After catching her singing on the job, Susannah's kids quickly become Rose-Lynn's biggest fans and Susannah her enthusiastic patron, determined to help her get to Nashville. But Rose-Lynn's dreams come at a cost." (Toronto International Film Festival)Hide
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Directed by Tom Harper ('War Book', 'The Aeronauts', 'The Scouting Book for Boys')
Starring Jessie Buckley, Julie Walters, Jamie Sives, Sophie Okonedo, James Harkness, Ashley Shelton, Kacey Musgraves
Written by Nicole Taylor
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Entirely delightful, fresh as a Scottish summer evening. Full Review
Much will be made of former musical reality show contestant Buckley's phenomenal performances. But it's as an actor that her RADA-trained register impresses the most. Full Review
A happy-sad drama of starstruck fever that lifts you up and sweeps you along, touching you down in a puddle of well-earned tears. Full Review
This is a sentimental, faintly unreal story: very well sung. Full Review
Wild Rose tries its best, with almost wall-to-wall tap-along country ditties and a gushing, gurning, stage-set finale. It's not enough, though. Full Review
A seemingly well-worn narrative becomes a more interesting look at the responsibilities and rights of being a mother with a dream. Full Review
A star is born? More like a supernova. Full Review
Taylor's central trio of women are real, believable, relatable and mostly funny as hell, in a film that is a little gem. Full Review
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