Everybody's Talking About Jamie

"A rousing good time..."

"It’s shallow, it’s simplistic and it all works out a little too easily, but the movie’s very existence remains a cause for celebration."

"There's abundant joy, spirited resilience and sweet humour on tap that should be especially infectious for young LGBTQ audiences, or anyone with experience of outsider stigmatisation."

"Joy radiates from the screen with a glow usually only obtained through expensive bronzer..."

"Sometimes sickly sweet but always palatable."

"A solid adaptation, even if its camp exuberance is a bit muted on the screen."

"This gutsy musical comedy about a wannabe drag queen teenager adheres firmly to the Britfilm plucky outsiders template."

"For a film that's supposedly about the specifics of gay identity and gay rights, the struggles here are surprisingly generic and ultimately subsumed within the narrative structure of makeover staples such as Pretty in Pink or She's All That."

"Everybody's Talking About Jamie, for all its razzle-dazzle, never loses sight of its northern working-class roots."

"A charmer, every bit as sunny, confident and ultimately compelling as Jamie himself."

"This adaptation of the hit stage musical replicates the effervescent joy of its predecessor, but struggles elsewhere."

"A delight to watch from start to finish..."

"It's bubbly and fun, with toe-tapping musical numbers that are geniously staged."

"In the end, for all its flaws, it’s a feel-good winner."

"Positively glowing, it just might be one of the sweetest gay films to come out of England since Beautiful Thing."