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Feature film adaptation of the musical about a teenager from Sheffield, England who wants to be a drag queen.
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| ReelViewsJames BerardinelliA lively, crowd-pleasing story with heart to go along with the glitter and glitz, it’s better than a lot of what’s currently available. |
| Time OutStephen A. RussellPositively glowing, it just might be one of the sweetest gay films to come out of England since Beautiful Thing. |
| The Irish TimesTara BradyEverybody’s Talking About Jamie, for all its razzle-dazzle, never loses sight of its northern working-class roots. |
| Screen RantFerdosa AbdiEverybody’s Talking About Jamie is bright, joyous and hopeful. The script is honest, sweet, and humorous, and comes to life beautifully with a dazzling ensemble cast led by Harwood. |
| The PlaylistKyle TurnerHarwood’s portrayal of Jamie is not as an already birthed star crashing down to earth, but a sweet, excited, restless 16 year old, testing the limits of his aspirations in a space that can’t possibly accommodate them. |
| TheWrapCarlos AguilarTrue to formula, the neatly wrapped ending is telegraphed from continents away. But even under those rules, Harwood’s already rarefied quality and Butterell’s adept choices in his film directorial debut — his familiarity with material yields a positive transfiguration from stage to screen — color Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, a high-heeled and glossy romp that’s radical in its loving optimism. |
| RogerEbert.comMonica CastilloAs far as coming-of-age musicals go, Everybody’s Talking About Jamie sends a charming, feel-good message of self-acceptance. |
| The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyThere’s abundant joy, spirited resilience and sweet humor on tap that should be especially infectious for young LGBTQ audiences, or anyone with experience of outsider stigmatization. |
| VarietyPeter DebrugeThe songs are nearly all bouncy, look-at-me numbers intended for Jamie and his inner circle . . . . But there’s one new addition that makes all the difference: an original number called “This Was Me,” a terrific ’80s-style anthem (performed by Grant and Frankie Goes to Hollywood lead singer Holly Johnson) that provides younger audiences with some much-needed queer history. |
| The New York TimesElisabeth VincentelliJonathan Butterell’s film, now streaming on Amazon, is a charmer, every bit as sunny, confident and ultimately compelling as Jamie himself. |
