Hunky Dory
Comedy, Music
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2011
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Musical film about the trials and tribulations of an idealistic drama teacher as she tries to put on the end of year show.
Director:
Cast:
Same Director
Details
Rated:
NOT RATED
Runtime:
110 min
Release date:
25 Oct 2011
Country:
GB
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
1 nomination.
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
Golden-hued, feel-good treacle, the sort that the U.K. has tried to export ever since Billy Elliot.
– Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Mar 2013
rotten:
The golden-hued cinematography (a filming cliche that really needs to be retired) and the sometimes slack direction by Marc Evans are minuses ...
– Lou Lumenick,
New York Post,
22 Mar 2013
fresh:
At various moments this endearing but sudsy movie, which spills all over the place, evokes "High School Musical," "Glee" and "Billy Elliot."
– Stephen Holden,
New York Times,
21 Mar 2013
rotten:
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,
NPR,
21 Mar 2013
fresh:
Enthusiasm carries the day in this paint-by-numbers period tale, which is just charming enough to coast on its own cliches.
– Elizabeth Weitzman,
New York Daily News,
21 Mar 2013