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2012

1h 20m

Romance

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A preacher handcuffs together two squabbling musicians (Luke Treadaway, Natalia Tena) at a music festival where they are scheduled to perform.

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Amy Biancolli

San Francisco Chronicle

06/14/2012

1/4

The script is as bland as they come.

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

05/15/2012

3/4

Shot on the quick during Scotland's famous T in the Park music festival and featuring a supporting cast of around 85,000 or so, the movie is filled with glorious bits of music and delectable touches of quiet romance that I found entrancing.

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Sara Stewart

New York Post

05/11/2012

2.5/4

It's a nice, mud-free way to spend a bit of time rocking out in the rain with the Scots.

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

06/30/2023

2/5

…shot in terrible light, with cloud cover and rain making an event that looked pretty dismal in reality look like Hades incarnate on film…

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Nicholas Bell

IONCINEMA.com

07/24/2019

The energy of the music festival experience is readily apparent, however, the narrative filling plays out like an impromptu film school assignment.

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Eric Melin

Scene-Stealers.com

09/04/2012

2.5/4

Filled with colorful characters that seem real and a surprising sense of spontaneity, spurred in part by its backdrop. Director David MacKenzie has pulled off a movie with the kind of easy charm that most romcoms struggle with.

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Demetris A

01/02/2021

Should I stop watching this after 24 minutes in? It does NOT even help me sleep!!!

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03/12/2017

A quirky love story that takes a more unique approach and setting.

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05/01/2015

I'm inspired by the spontaneity of the entire production. Down side is, the storyline is compromised.

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03/12/2015

Started with low expectations! Turned out 2 be really Good...Gonna watch it Again! Tainted Love Performance was da Coolest!

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08/02/2014

Weird one. Different but cheesy and all over the place

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03/23/2014

Cute, clever, utterly forgettable, by the numbers indie romantic comedy that has a bland plot, some interesting characters and a great soundtrack.

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Synopsis

A preacher handcuffs together two squabbling musicians (Luke Treadaway, Natalia Tena) at a music festival where they are scheduled to perform.

Director: David Mackenzie
Producer: Gillian Berrie
Screenwriter: Thomas Leveritt
Distributor: Roadside Attractions
Production Co: Sigma Films
Rating: R (Some Sexual Material|Language)
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Theaters): May 11, 2012, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 14, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $5.5K
Runtime: 1h 20m

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