Biopic originale e coraggioso in quanto sicuramente la storia, nonostante sia legata al mondo dello spettacolo, non è sicuramente di facile trasposizione cinematografica. Questo a tratti si percepisce e si finisce per perdere un po' di interesse visto le continue sfortune del protagonista e soprattutto una fatica ad empatizzare nonostante le sue profonde virtù. Oltre a ciò, risulta del tutto inspiegabile, la totale assenza di clip reali della persona da cui è tratta la storia e che la rendono molto vicina ad un romanzo per bambini.

I watched this on DVD. It's ok, but has nothing special to recommend it. I was expecting it to be funny, but it's not written as a comedy. I was expecting it to be inspiring and uplifting but it is mostly set in the industrial part of South Wales which keeps it well grounded most of the time. Paul's Venice opportunity is cut short, and then things take a turn for the worse back in Wales. The relationship between Paul and Julie-Ann is sweet, and is probably the most memorable part of the story. Over all though, it feels like it was made for television, and does not belong in the Cinema.

Powerful and tender story of the little boy from Wales who went all the way with his golden voice. Love carried him all the way to the top.

A nice story but for some reason while the rest of the cast spoke with a Welsh accent the closest James Corden could get was Bristol

A nice feel good movie starring James Cordon and Opera music.If you like Corden and Opera give it a go.

English and engaging

Like millions of people, my introduction to opera tenor Paul Potts came via YouTube. The morning after he had first appeared on Britain's Got Talent in 2007, he was the subject of Internet chatter all over the world. I began the video, watching this rumpled mobile phone salesman with the broken tooth talking about his lack of self-confidence. Like Simon Cowell, I was skeptical. When the music started, I could see the transformation taking place in his eyes. His mouth opened and a sound came out that blew me - and everyone else - away. Go find the video on YouTube and watch what happens to his eyes at the 46-second mark. Paul Potts was the first global star to come from that talent show and his backstory can now be seen in the film, ONE CHANCE. Potts' life is one where the Fates seemed to be conspiring against him. Overweight and having a passion for singing opera from an early age, Potts was regularly bullied by the neighbourhood boys. His father had hoped for him to be a just "normal" bloke - work in the foundry where he did, have a couple of pints with the boys after work and then head home to the wife and the 온라인카지노추천. Fortunately for Potts, though, his mother (one of his four guardian angels) had other ideas. She encouraged his passion on. His boss at the Carphone Warehouse was another of his angels. Braddon pushed him to join a local talent competition which gave him the funds to enrol at a prestigious opera school in Venice. While at the school, he met another angel - his singing partner, Alessandra, who insisted that they have to be the best singers in the class so that they could perform for Pavarotti, which they did. But his biggest angel was Julz, the woman he met in an online dating site and ultimately married. She kept picking him up and dusting him off after each of his setbacks (and he had many!). Potts is a very lucky guy. So many people live unfulfilled lives because they don't have the support system he has. The film's strength comes from the acting and the obvious chemistry between the actors. James Corden plays the shy and humble Potts with the wholesomeness and honesty that makes you feel for him each time he runs headlong into another wall. The same can be said for Alexandra Roach, who plays his wife. (If the portrayal of Julz is accurate, if it weren't for her, Paul would still be running the phone shop in their Welsh town, or worse, working at the foundry with the boys who used to pick on him.) Roach's portrayal is both earnest and believable... and her Welsh accent is legit. MacKenzie Crook (UK's The Office), who plays Braddon, provides the film's comic relief but even he, too, flexes his acting muscles as Potts' rough-around-the-edges, yet loyal friend and boss. Veteran actors Julie Walters and Colm Meaney (at his grumpiest best) round out the cast as Potts' parents. ONE CHANCE offers viewers not much more than what has already been written about Potts in the press but it is a feel-good, shmaltzy film where you cheer for the underdog even if you already know how the story ends. Would we want to have it any other way?

Absolutely vivid and funny. I enjoyed this real-life story. Sometimes you ask "how can this be true?". But some peoples lives are just meant to be great...or did they fight for what they believed in? haha

Despite its formulaic plot and its lack of interest at the firsts 25 minutes, One Chance counts with delightful performances that with the help of the beauty footage will please the most part of the spectators, or mostly opera fans.

Despite its formulaic plot and its lack of interest at the firsts 25 minutes, One Chance counts with delightful performances that with the help of the beauty footage will please the most part of the spectators, or mostly opera fans.

Inspirational and enjoyable

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very cute movie also the story is just absolutely amazing!!

This movie goes all over the place with your emotions. I like action movies but this was wonderful to watch. Great movie!!!

I very enjoyable watch for all, and the think it was a true story......brilliant

James Corden adequately portrays Britain's got Talent's winner Paul Potts, in this comedy biopic. I was surprised that an entire film was based around Potts, although there was probably enough to warrant this reasonably short film. Despite it being a very easy; and somewhat charming watch, it can't be rated higher than I have as it ultimately failed to excite or particularly interest me.

There is always an added interest to true stories, but the details of Paul Pott's rise from bullied opera-loving shop assistant to winner of Britain's Got Talent mean that this is guaranteed to be a heartwarming, feel-good film.

One Chance es una verdadera excelente sorpresa. Un guión simple pero excelentemente logrado es el que Frankel reconstruye para narrar la historia de Paul Potts, el ganador de Britain's Got Talent. Buena actuación que convence pero que además logra mucha empatía, en una película que recrea muy bien los hechos, en especial su participación en el programa. Recomendable.

its an adorable feel-good-movie, awarded with adorable actors. you can just give in and, in the last 20 minutes of the movie, feel yours cheeks hurt because you can't stop smiling for that guy.

Fantastico e comovente. Como deve ser!