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Hunky Dory

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United Kingdom · 2011
1h 50m
Director Marc Evans
Starring Minnie Driver, Aneurin Barnard, Danielle Branch, Kimberley Nixon
Genre Music, Comedy

Musical film about the trials and tribulations of an idealistic drama teacher as she tries to put on the end of year show.

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40

Time Out by

When it’s indulging in glammed-up musical sequences, Hunky Dory comes to life; everything else couldn’t seem less inspiring.

40

Empire by Angie Errigo

There's lo-fi charm in the musical numbers and heartfelt turns from the young cast but the story drifts along without offering much that we haven't seen before.

40

Variety by Leslie Felperin

The picture draws only slight entertainment value from the spectacle of youngsters warbling 1970s pop tunes, like a retro version of “High School Musical” with less charm.

42

The A.V. Club by Noel Murray

It’s too broad in both its humor and its melodrama, and there are so many narrative threads that none of them aside from Driver’s really get their due.

60

Village Voice by Pete Vonder Haar

Hunky Dory isn't blazing any trails, but if you're not wholly burned out by the genre and/or look back fondly on the Glam era, you'll find musicals haven't yet completely gone to the (diamond) dogs.

50

Observer by Rex Reed

The result is not without a few moments of exhilaration, although the overall effect is more like the Bard of Avon meets "Glee."

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