Synopsis
This film follows the remarkable and inspirational true story of Paul Potts, a shy, bullied shop assistant by day and an amateur opera singer by night.
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Cast
- James CordenPaul Potts
- Alexandra RoachJulz
- Julie WaltersYvonne
- Colm MeaneyRoland Potts
- Jemima RooperHydrangea
- Mackenzie CrookBraddon
- Trystan GravelleMatthew
- Sion Tudor OwenChoirmaster
- Alex MacQueenDr. Thorpe
- Miriam LuciaSignora Fiorentino
Recommendations
- 70
The Hollywood Reporter
An utterly formulaic but sweet movie that does what a crowd-pleaser is meant to do. - 70
Los Angeles Times
Director David Frankel has crafted a sweet, funny, heartfelt film, and while we may know all along how it all turns out, Paul's signature performance still gives us chills. - 60
The Guardian
The movie is strongest is when it strips away the facts and focuses on the emotional notes. - 60
Empire
A fluffy but fun telling of a rags to riches story. - 60
Time Out London
The problem with the film is that Potts’s life story has been put through the Hollywood meatgrinder. Awkward details have been changed or erased – they’ve made Potts Welsh (he grew up in Bristol) and eliminated his siblings. - 50
The Dissolve
The film fictionalizes his life story so aggressively that it’s no less (or more) entertaining than the average rom-com. - 50
Village Voice
The film shoehorns Potts's life story into a familiar underdog template, populating the world with near-mythological threshold guardians who exist to assure the hero that he isn't good enough. - 40
The Telegraph
For all the solid efforts of the cast, it’s still one of those biopics with a totally canned story arc and as many head-slapping moments as intentional laughs.
