I had the privilege of seeing Universal Pictures new release last night: Wild Rose.Starring the very talented singer Jessie Buckley, it tells the story of Rose-Lynn and her dreams of being a Western singer. Her location is stacked against her living in Glasgow, which hardly has a vibrant country music scene. Much more complicated through is that she has just been released from prison for supplying heroin, and she has two young children who hardly know her who her mother (Julie Walters) has been raising.
It's probably categorised as "gritty feel-good", a messy life story in which Rose needs to figure out what really matters most to her - her dreams or her family, and whether you chase your hopes or fulfil your responsibilities.
I found the first half hour a bit slow, as we adjusted to the strong Scottish accents and regular swearing and drinking. But once she sang the first song live and unaccompanied (Peace in this House), it took off.
On Rose's arm is tattooed "Three chords and the truth", being the heart of country music and each song she sings is strong, heartfelt and exactly right for the moment in the movie. The songs tell the story as much as the dialogue does and Buckley's singing is excellent, both with original prices and covers by other artists. The final song Glasgow (No Place Like Home) is fantastic.
It's an enjoyable movie with strong performances by Buckley and Walter.
I was a guest of Universal Pictures.
3 comments:
Hi Wendy,
it's rated M for strong language and a sex scene - can you tell me how explicit the sex scene is?
thanks,
Caroline
Hi Caroline, it's one sex scene in the first 5 mins, when she visits a boyfriend after she gets out of jail. She greets him at the door and he's been the shower (so has no clothes on from behind) and then you see the sex scene for probably 10 seconds from a birds eye view above a lawn. So, it's over quick and not too explicit, although obvious. It's really the swearing that you'll notice.
Thanks Wendy, that's really helpful
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