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Little Voice (1998)
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Michael Caine was robbed of an Oscar. He gives his finest performance in a decade as big-talking small-time agent Ray Say, a paunchy, pale life of the party hiding his desperation under gold chains and cool bravura. When he hears the almost magical voice of Jane Horrocks's meek little LV (short for Little Voice) fill her bedroom with the rich voice of Judy Garland, he sees his ticket to the big time. Little Voice is ostensibly LV's story, and in fact the original play was written for Horrocks, whose amazing vocal impressions of Garland, Shirley Bassey, and Marilyn Monroe (among others) form the centerpiece performance of the film....
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Little Voice Movie Review by Jarrod  (12/5/2007) |
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'Little Voice' is a showcase for the amazing vocal talents of Jane Horrocks, who can do perfect impersonations of famed female crooners, from Judy Garland to Shirley Bassey, even Marilyn Monroe. These renditions are flawless, in fact, so flawless that the movie must remind us that Horrocks does her own singing, and that...
(complete Little Voice review by Jarrod)
This film by Mark Herman has enough interesting characters that it really keeps your interest.
Brenda Blethyn received an Oscar nomination for her performance, and she deserved it. As the brassy mom who yelled and philandered her husband into an early grave, she is hilarious.
I have to say that this is one of the best...
(complete Little Voice review by B Movie Ben)
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