Still, lovely island scenery and some great vocals do help compensate for the shortcomings.

| Apr 28, 2025

This is an absolutely lovely, lovely film.

| Original Score: 8.5/10 | Apr 25, 2025

A comforting, nostalgic, feel-good watch that will particularly resonate with anyone who has a deep connection to music.

| Apr 22, 2025

Even if you like your comedies uncomplicated, the interpersonal relationships in The Ballad of Wallis Island are worth it. It’s a film that is the very definition of the phrase, “It made me laugh, it made me cry.”

| Original Score: A | Apr 21, 2025

Love can be found and lasting connections can be made even in a world drowning in chaos and indecision. This is the song that The Ballad of Wallis Island triumphantly sings. It’s one worth playing on repeat.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Apr 20, 2025

Ever wonder why your favorite duo or band broke up or if you might ever witness them reunite? The Ballad of Wallis Island does exactly that. Chemistry is key for a film of this nature. Basden, Mulligan and Key have it in spades

| Apr 18, 2025

There's a simple charm and beauty to this movie that just made me feel so happy to be alive. It's so sincere and the trailer truly does not do it justice. Would kill and die for Charles.

| Apr 18, 2025

[Writer-director-actor Tim] Key's delivery, full of sincerity and earnestness, sells the film, regardless of what predictable avenues it eventually peruses... Ballad is simply a joyous celebration of how film can reach through the screen and make us feel.

| Apr 17, 2025

As Herb's title song makes clear, that is an experience worth singing about.

| Apr 17, 2025

One could call this slight, but I found it all quite adorable, which I feel is what director James Griffiths was after.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Apr 17, 2025

"The Ballad of Wallis Island” is a film about the things we hold onto long after we should have put them aside.

| Original Score: 3.5/4.0 | Apr 16, 2025

Even if you are not an aging legend or an affluent islander, the characters are relatable as people stuck in the past who need the other to give them a gentle nudge into the next phase of life and authentic pleasure.

| Apr 14, 2025

“The Ballad of Wallis Island” is a superb little sleeper that may not be on your moviegoing radar. It’s the kind of film I love to champion; that is, the small, effective character study that deserves your attention.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Apr 12, 2025

The low-key approach and winning performances meld well with the heartfelt narrative.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Apr 11, 2025

The Ballad of Wallis Island possesses the kind of heart not often seen in films these days.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Apr 10, 2025

"Wallis Island" explores themes of creativity, grieving and the passage of time with empathy and compassion without ever becoming maudlin.

| Original Score: B+ | Apr 10, 2025

The Ballad of Wallis Island is not a revolutionary piece of art, but it’s sweet and funny and just plain nice, and I have a feeling a lot of people could use that right now.

| Apr 7, 2025

We may all wish for a visit to Wallis Island when the movie ends.

| Original Score: B+ | Apr 5, 2025

It’s a beautiful, quirky little movie that proves to be a little bit funny, a little bit sad, and a little bit sweet, all at the same time.

| Apr 4, 2025

“The Ballad of Wallis Island” is an emotional booster shot that lifts the spirits and gives us a case of the warm fuzzies — and you won’t hate yourself for feeling them.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Apr 3, 2025