The true story of Paul Potts, a shy, bullied shop assistant by day and an amateur opera singer by night who became a phenomenon after being chosen for -- and ultimately winning -- "Britain's Got Talent".
Corden is pretty good, combining likability with lip-synching to the real Paul Potts whenever opera is called for, and Alexandra Roach brings warmth to his impossibly saintly wife, Julie-Ann.
A fluffy but fun telling of a rags to riches story.
Flawed biopic.
Potts does the singing himself, but that doesn’t stop Justin Zackham’s (The Big Wedding) contrived script from sounding bum notes throughout.
It’s strong crowd-pleasing entertainment and welcome evidence that Corden has movie star chops while Roach proves again that she’s one of our best rising actresses.
Triumph follows adversity follows triumph follows adversity in dizzying fashion in David Frankel's contrived but still affecting biopic of Paul Potts.
Like Slumdog Millionaire, it's a film in which a British TV show has a starring role, and perhaps in the future every small-screen franchise product will get its own movie deal. But happy endings can be illusory in this business.
It's a syrupy, rags-to-riches tale.
For all its feel-good intent, the film is ultimately generic and dispiriting.
James Corden on trying to sing like Paul Potts
General release. Check local listings for show times.