I am not a romcom fan at all and I watched this as I was bored one day and wanted something on in the background whilst I did something else.
That said, I actually enjoyed the film quite a lot. The script is good and so are the characters and the singing, at least to this untrained ear, was beautiful.
I'm not an opera fan and have never been to the opera, but I do rather like it, and I did enjoy the singing which was on the whole stunning, so provided that you don't hate opera, you should enjoy this film.
Locations wise, I adore Scotland and always feel joy from seeing the beautiful landscapes, so the setting of the film in a sleepy Scottish Highlands town was perfect for me and a fitting backdrop for the beauty of the singing.
Danielle Macdonald is great in the lead role as is Hugh Skinner, but for me it's the performance given by Joanna Lumley that really shines. She's wonderful and the character she plays, reclusive, jaded voice coach is really rather marvellous.
I enjoyed the film more than I expected and you don't need to be an opera fan or even a romcom fan to enjoy it too.
That said, I actually enjoyed the film quite a lot. The script is good and so are the characters and the singing, at least to this untrained ear, was beautiful.
I'm not an opera fan and have never been to the opera, but I do rather like it, and I did enjoy the singing which was on the whole stunning, so provided that you don't hate opera, you should enjoy this film.
Locations wise, I adore Scotland and always feel joy from seeing the beautiful landscapes, so the setting of the film in a sleepy Scottish Highlands town was perfect for me and a fitting backdrop for the beauty of the singing.
Danielle Macdonald is great in the lead role as is Hugh Skinner, but for me it's the performance given by Joanna Lumley that really shines. She's wonderful and the character she plays, reclusive, jaded voice coach is really rather marvellous.
I enjoyed the film more than I expected and you don't need to be an opera fan or even a romcom fan to enjoy it too.