Hi everyone, how are you? i hope your doing well. Today i am going to be reviewing the movie version of Everybody’s Talking About Jamie which just recently came out on Friday. I had the pleasure of watching this musical live, and i instantly fell in love with it. Everybody’s Talking About Jamie is about a young boy named Jamie who lives in a small town in Sheffield England with his mom. Jamie has always felt like an outcast and a loner because he is gay. Something has never felt right with him. Jamie realizes that the thing he wants to do most in the world is to be a drag queen. So he decides that he is going to try drag. Jamie becomes a sensation and has never felt better about himself, so he decides that he is going to wear a dress to his high school prom. It is not only an empowering story about a boy who tries to find his identity, it is also a beautiful story about a mother and son relationship and how they navigate the hardships of everyday life together.
I thought that this movie version of the musical was lovely. It had a wonderful tone and it was so heartwarming. The actor who played the lead was very real. He looked so young and quite innocent and it played well in the movie. I must say i cried for almost the entirety of the movie. I would recommend this movie if you love a story with a great plot, quirky characters, and incredibly catchy songs. Thank you so much for reading this, i know that this is a short review but i promise next week my review will be longer.
Have a good week everyone!
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