Tuesday, February 26, 2019

Walking on Sunshine (2014), 6+

Not Rated | 1h 37min | Comedy, Drama, Musical | 27 June 2014
Set to the music of popular hit songs from the 1980s. A beautiful coastal village, present day Italy. After a whirlwind romance, Maddie is preparing to marry gorgeous Italian Raf.
Directors: Max Giwa, Dania Pasquini
Stars: Annabel Scholey, Greg Wise, Hannah Arterton.
Litza Bixler ... choreographer
Adrian Gas ... assistant choreographer

Watched on AmazonPrime. The disc is at least $16 unless I'm willing to settle for Region 2.

14 songs in the Soundtracks, almost all performed with ensemble dancing. The dancing is not terribly athletic, but fun anyway.

Definitely a (delayed) imitation of Mamma Mia! ('08), with familiar pop songs providing the musical numbers in a Mediterranean setting. These songs are from various artists.

The plot is about a pending marriage, with 2 sisters falling for the same guy in Italy 3 years apart.

I liked it because it's a full-out musical with songs I like. I don't know any of the performers, but they were competent and (mostly) good to look at. I definitely want a copy for my collection.

Rated 5.4 (4,433)

(British), dir. Giwa & Pasquini; 6+