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Song for Marion

2012

Paul Andrew Williams

Vanessa Redgrave, Terence Stamp, Gemma Arterton, Christopher Eccleston ...

6.2

1,039

Drama. Comedy When his beloved wife (Vanessa Redgrave) falls ill, a curmudgeonly retiree (Terence Stamp) must take her place in the local seniors’ choir, in this hilarious and heartwarming comedy-drama.

	Media	Author	Review
		Rex Reed The New York Observer	"In the end, director Paul Andrew Williams fails to resist sentimentality, but classy acting and distinguished production values never sink to the level of soap opera (...) rating. ★★★ (out of four)"
		Mike McCahill Telegraph	"Plays like an update of the time-honoured 'Full Monty' formula (...) for a post-Glee world (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of five)"
		Robert Abele Los Angeles Times	"A movie so geared toward hitting its spots, it amounts to emotional Muzak rather than something truly played live"
		Louise Keller Urbancinefile	"The sentiments expressed are sincere and the performances have great veracity so it is a shame that the film itself lacks the juice and pace proffered by its energetic cast"
		Michael Phillips Chicago Tribune	"When it's over you may notice red marks on your throat, so determined is 'Unfinished Song' to strangle the audience into emotional submission (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of four)"
		Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"In the film, a comment is made about the power of a voice being not in technique but in the journey it took to get there. Stamp and Redgrave and living embodiments of that philosophy (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of four)"
		Stephen Holden The New York Times	"A shamelessly sentimental, manipulative comic tear-jerker (...) It may be hokum, but it gets to you."

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