Deborah Ross

Walking on Sunshine: the feel-ennui musical of the year

It’s as if the director and screenwriter looked at Mamma Mia! and thought: ‘Let’s do that again, but make it horrible and bad and ill-considered’

A hunk of the highest order: Giulio Berruti as Raf [Getty Images/Shutterstock/iStock/Alamy] 
issue 28 June 2014
  • Comments

  • Walking on Sunshine

    12A, Nationwide

As far as ‘jukebox films’ go, Mamma Mia! was a riot, Sunshine on Leith was tolerable, just about, while Walking on Sunshine is a step too far and brings the genre to its knees.It’s being billed as ‘the feel-good musical of the year’ although, bereft of a single original idea, ‘the feel-ennui musical of the year’ may be the better fit.

GIF Image

Disagree with half of it, enjoy reading all of it

TRY A MONTH FREE
Our magazine articles are for subscribers only. Try a month of Britain’s best writing, absolutely free.

Read next

Trending

Sergey Maidukov

What’s behind Zelensky’s negotiating tactics?

As the war between Russia and Ukraine continues on the battlefield, global leaders are waging their own campaigns through diplomacy, pressure and strategic manoeuvring. Just days ago, leaders from the UK, Germany, France and Poland arrived in Kyiv to urge Vladimir Putin to accept a 30-day, unconditional ceasefire. The message was clear: if Moscow refuses,

Also in Arts Reviews

Also by Deborah Ross

Latest

Comments

Join the debate, free for a month

Be part of the conversation with other Spectator readers by getting your first month free.

Already a subscriber? Log in