That swingin' beat of the early 60's takes over in this pretty decent musical drama that deals with British teens trying to find their way off the streets and make success by creating a singing group, aided by elementary school music teacher Kenneth More who sees promise in them. Some of them will make it of course and change their lives, but others won't, too affected by the elements of the street that have obviously already claimed them.
I wanted to love this better than I did because when these young people start singing, their voices literally soar, and listening to them is often like listening to a church choir. When there's music, this is powerful, but the typical kitchen sink British drama combined with teen angst emotional problems didn't fully engage me with real interest towards any of them. As a time capsule, quite interesting, but the script never really grabbed me to be heartfelt towards any of them. A shame because this had potential.
I wanted to love this better than I did because when these young people start singing, their voices literally soar, and listening to them is often like listening to a church choir. When there's music, this is powerful, but the typical kitchen sink British drama combined with teen angst emotional problems didn't fully engage me with real interest towards any of them. As a time capsule, quite interesting, but the script never really grabbed me to be heartfelt towards any of them. A shame because this had potential.