Little Voice Little Voice

Finding your own voice can be magic.

After the death of her father, Little Voice or LV becomes a virtual recluse, never going out and hardly ever saying a word. She just sits in her bedroom listening to her father's collection of old records of Shirley Bassey, Marilyn Monroe and various other famous female singers. But at night time, LV sings, imitating these great singers with surprising accuracy. One night she is overheard by one of her mother's boyfriends, who happens to be a talent agent. He manages to convince her that her talent is special and arranges for her to perform at the local night club, but several problems arise.

Brenda Blethyn Michael Caine Ewan McGregor Jim Broadbent Annette Badland Philip Jackson Jane Horrocks

indie foreign drama comedy

97 mins   More details at IMDb / TMDb

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  • vgeorgie

    Review by vgeorgie ★★½

    A garish and obnoxious production, all of the praise merited is only for the wonderful Jane Horrocks. What a talent. Blethyn's has always been easy to go off the rails and here she just flies off them...in the worst way. Caine is just ok and McGregor deserves much better. It drags too. Poor Jane Horrocks!

  • AmyBennet

    Review by AmyBennet ★★★½

    Simple and sweet British drama with a young Ewan McGregor.

  • Derek Wood

    Review by Derek Wood ★★★

    Man, I wish somebody would write me a play centered around my vocal impersonations that gets made into a movie. Good on yer, Jane Horrocks, even if you never get anything so prominent again. Fine voice work in Chicken Run, too.

  • Lise

    Review by Lise ★★½

    This is a tough one. I loved the first hour but then the film took an unexpected turn and went all tragic on me. I didn't know it was based on a play so I can't fault the direction the story took, but I would have preferred a third Act that maintained an air of sweetness. The first hour led me to believe that I was watching a nice unique gem. Sure there were hints of what was coming but I had hoped the story would tread lightly on its darker aspects and characters. It is an unusual case for me. I don't often wish a film or a part of a film were completely different. But in this case…

  • Jonathan White

    Review by Jonathan White ★★

    I'm going to wait until I've slept on it, but right now I'm seriously pissed off.

    Ok, I've slept on it .. and I'm still seriously pissed off. Why? Because this film robbed me, and I have no way to get back what it stole.

    At the end of the second act I had already pronounced this movie a gem. Jane Horrocks charmed the pants off me as the shy and reclusive LV, and she has one set of incredible pipes! Brenda Blethyn was perfect as usual as the bitch mother. Michael Caine was smarmy as only Michael Caine can be. Ewan McGregor was sweet as the quiet, avian obsessed, Billy.

    All the characters fit, and blended well together. The…

  • Josh

    Review by Josh ★★★½

    A fun little comedy with a solid cast. Caine and Blethyn are great together, and Jane Horrocks gives a lovable performance.

  • Luke Gorham

    Review by Luke Gorham ★★

    2 out of 5 (C)

  • Rebecca Leigh

    Review by Rebecca Leigh ★★½

    Those who know Jane Horrocks as Bubble from AbFab will be pleasantly surprised to see her given the opportunity to showcase her impressive talents as an impersonator and accomplished singer. It's uncanny how fluidly she transitions from the meek LV into Judy Garland into Marilyn Monroe and back again in the space of a few moments. Caine and Blethyn provide ample entertainment as well. Unfortunately, none of the characters are particularly lovable (or love to hate-able) so it makes it difficult to connect and McGreggor's talents seem to go to waste in his role as the dewy eyed, Billy.

  • nicksav

    Review by nicksav ★★★½

    Highly entertaining british musical comedy with Michael Caine providing one of his sleaziest performances of all time.