Everybody's Talking About Jamie
Jamie New is 16 and doesn’t quite fit in—instead of pursuing a "real" career he dreams of becoming a drag queen. Uncertain about his future, Jamie knows one thing for sure: he is going to be a sensation. Supported by his loving mom and his amazing friends, Jamie overcomes prejudice, beats the bullies and steps out of the darkness, into the spotlight.
- Released: 2021-09-10
- Runtime: 115 minutes
- Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
- Stars: Max Harwood, Sarah Lancashire, Lauren Patel, Sharon Horgan, Richard E. Grant, Shobna Gulati, Ralph Ineson, Adeel Akhtar, Samuel Bottomley, John McCrea, Charlotte Salt, Rita May, Kacie Doocey, Saskia Davis, Ellis Brownhill, Riya Gadher, Zion Battles, Deavion Brown, Dylan Galliah, Remy-Henderson Tyreese, Lauren Fidget Haywood, Kennedy Parkin, Suki Wong, Amaan Anjum, Kazmin Borrer, Luca Moscardini, Shalea Fox, Tia Holden, James Sharp, Lewis Sharp, Zane Al-Saroori, Daniel Wallace, Daniel Wallace, Jide Salami, Gareth Joyner, Mark Sheals, Shameem Ahmad, Kemaal Deen-Ellis, Danny Cunningham, Bianca Del Rio, David Hoyle, Aiden Treays, Ramzan Miah
- Director: Jonathan Butterell
Comments
- henry8-3 - 10 June 2024
Everybody's Talking About Jamie
Musical following 16 year old Jamie (Max Garwood) who is determined to be a drag queen, much to the disapproval of teachers, bullies at school and most crucially his father (Ralph Inerson). He lives with his mother (Sarah Lancashire) who adores and admires him but hides her ex husband's shame and subsequent disinterest in Jamie. One day Jamie meets professional drag queen Hugo Batterby (Richard E Grant) who takes Jamie under his wing.
Whilst a bit glossy, superficial and frankly predictable rise to inevitable success from nice boy, with Muslim girl friend to a boy who needs to be himself, there is still much to enjoy here. I wasn't wholly sold on the big jazzy numbers which were professional enough done, but hardly original. However, what does work is the smaller intimate stuff and the performances around these scenes, most notably by Grant who does a great musical number explaining his past and Lancashire who can really deliver both in the acting and belting out a song - she walks away with the whole film. - Johnny_West - 29 December 2021
Amazing
Wow, what an amazing thing. Everyone in Jamie's high school made it all about Jamie. So awesome to see that so much attention was focused on just Jamie.
