Review: Song Sung Blue

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Official synopsis: Lightning (Hugh Jackman) and Thunder (Kate Hudson), a Milwaukee husband and wife Neil Diamond tribute act, experience soaring success and devastating heartbreak in their musical journey together.

This is a case of "the Oscars forced me to watch this." Nothing about this film interested me, but I just had to see for myself how Kate Hudson edged out amazing performances from Amanda Seyfried, Jennifer Lawrence, and Chase Infiniti for a Best Actress Oscar nomination.

And it truly is her best performance, though for me personally I think she just has more voting friends than the other women, but she's easily the best part of this film. And she feels a lot more natural in her role than Jackman, who is doing the absolute MOST does.

There were so many baffling choices made here. Allowing your two leads to be on completely different wave lengths is one, but some of the timeline was downright confusing. Even if you haven't seen the documentary of the same name, you can tell they're really condensing the story telling so they don't have to cast adults to play the children. The big accident that completely alters Claire's life is so confusing. When something that freak happens, you need to spend a bit more time explaining it than they did here. You also get the feeling that they're just checking certain life moments because they have to, rather than because they want to use it to strengthen the story. 

I think if Hallmark movies are your jam, you'll enjoy this much more than I did. It does feel like that type of film, which unfortunately just isn't for me.

Grade: C


Comments

  1. thevoid99February 20, 2026 at 10:36 PM

    I liked Craig Brewer's earlier films like Hustle & Flow and Black Snake Moan while I have not seen Dolemite is My Name and only half of Coming 2 America (which was boring and had none of the humor of the original). I have no interest in this. I love Neil Diamond but I'm really starting to not like Hugh Jackman right now for personal reasons and I do not like Kate Hudson as she's only done a few good movies but she's largely just the definition of.... mid.

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    1. Brittani BurnhamFebruary 22, 2026 at 5:20 PM

      Dolemite is My Name is by far his best film IMO. I recently re-watched Hustle & Flow and disliked it more than I did the first time I saw it. Hugh's mid life crisis is very disappointing lol

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  2. SJHoneywellFebruary 22, 2026 at 7:03 PM

    I have a feeling I'm going to watch this sooner rather than later. It's not one that I want to leave until the end. Gotta rip off that Band-Aid.

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