Hunky Dory
Comedy, Music
-
2011
Available on
Country
In the heat of the summer of 1976, drama teacher Vivienne fights sweltering heat and general teenage apathy to put on an end-of-term version of Shakespeare's The Tempest.
Director:
Cast:
Similar
Details
Runtime:
110 min
Release date:
25 Oct 2011
Country:
GB
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$139,653
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