Elspeth Dickens dreams of finding her "voice" despite being stuck in an isolated farmhouse with her twin toddlers. A web-cam becomes her pathway to fame and fortune, but at a price.
Sugary rather than toothsome, this perma-grinned musical wears thin pretty fast.
The housewife-superstar routine inevitably brings to mind the great Barry Humphries, whose raucous, subversive humour makes this look tame and lame.
The mood of the film, attractively performed by Kelly and Keating, is so relentlessly upbeat and sweet-natured that it takes a while to notice that it is actually dealing with some queasy themes, voyeurism, exhibitionism and family breakdown among them.
Ridiculous in ways both good and bad.
Goddess is based on a one-woman stage show and you can still smell the greasepaint. On film it is just too overbearing and too eager to please although Laura-Michelle Kelly is clearly a talented songstress and Ronan Keating doesn’t disgrace himself in his first film role.
A couple of decent numbers and Ronan Keating aren't enough to redeem this Australian comedy musical.
General release. Check local listings for show times.
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