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Songbird

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• Comedy
• Drama

• 2018
• Jamie Adams
• 95 mins
• 15

Summary

A rock musician enrolls in college after she breaks up with her boyfriend and her band falls apart. Convinced she will give the youngsters a run for their money, she is shocked to discover that no one knows who she is and they couldn't care less about her rock star past. Drama, starring Cobie Smulders, Richard Elis and Jessica Hynes

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A star rating of 2 out of 5.

Victoria Luxford

Cobie Smulders stars as a faded 1990s rocker who drunkenly enrols at university after breaking up with her band and boyfriend. The film is completely improvised by the actors, which should give it an unpredictable edge, but instead makes the story come across as half-baked. Though the cast reach out for something substantial, they end up stumbling through scenes that feel hackneyed and forgettable. Smulders, who seems slightly too young for the role of a worldly rock veteran, has her best moments with on-screen best friend Jessica Hynes. The pair have a very natural connection, and their moments of giddy anticipation at university are fun to witness. The same cannot be said for the star's romantic subplot with meek local Pete (Richard Elis), which relies on the cheesiest of comedy tropes. For something delivered off-the-cuff, Songbird feels very formulaic, wasting the efforts of a talented cast on a story that goes nowhere fast.

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4.2/10

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Credits

Cast

rolenameJoanne SkyeCobie SmuldersPeteRichard ElisSaraJessica StevensonMandyEmily AtackLarryNoel ClarkeJoanne's dadGriffin Dunne

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rolenameDirectorJamie Adams

Details

Theatrical distributor

Pinpoint / Munro

Released on

2019-05-10

Languages

English

Guidance

Swearing

Formats

Colour

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