Everybody's Talking About Jamie

2021

Action / Biography / Comedy / Drama / Musical

10
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 68% · 107 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 68% · 100 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.6/10 10 8137 8.1K

drag queen musical based on play or musical lgbt lgbt teen teenage protagonist

Plot summary

Jamie New is 16 and doesn’t quite fit in—instead of pursuing a "real" career he dreams of becoming a drag queen. Uncertain about his future, Jamie knows one thing for sure: he is going to be a sensation. Supported by his loving mom and his amazing friends, Jamie overcomes prejudice, beats the bullies and steps out of the darkness, into the spotlight.

Director

Jonathan Butterell Photo
Jonathan Butterell

Top cast

Jorge Antonio Guerrero Photo
Jorge Antonio Guerrero as Dancer
Adeel Akhtar Photo
Adeel Akhtar as Iman Masood
Sarah Lancashire Photo
Sarah Lancashire as Margaret New
Ralph Ineson Photo
Ralph Ineson as Jamie's Dad
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1.03 GB
1280*534
English 2.0
NR
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24 fps
1 hr 54 min
Seeds 5
2.12 GB
1920*800
English 5.1
NR
Subtitles us  
24 fps
1 hr 54 min
Seeds 4

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by sergepesic 7 / 10

Charming fairytale

It is hard to combine two potentially opposite things. To be yourself and to fit in. Much harder if you happen to be a teenager. "Everybody's talking about Jamie" is a fairytale. Based on real people, but nevertheless a fairytale. Young, effeminate, gay 16-year boy, abandoned by his father, with hopes and dreams and the grim reality of Sheffield, industrial city in southern Yorkshire. Not the greatest starting point for an aspiring drag queen. But then, aren't the starting points way overrated. Charming fairytale for our, all but charming, depressing times.
Reviewed by Neon_Gold 6 / 10

A Warm Watch

This would definitely come code to home for lots of queer people. It was nice to see a British queer story that featured something that I related with.It has a heart and is definitely feel good. I do think it's definitely tailored for a straight audience. It has a softness and digestible feel.It's painfully northern (I'm northern). I think younger Northern people struggle to act, they all sound like they are in year 7 drama class. Obviously Sarah Lancashire is great and had such a deep feel to her character. She brought a lot. The lead...he's a good singer.I think it's too long and the script is rough, it feels like a 40 year old has wrote teenage characters. Everything they say just sound so off. Aside from the dialogue I also felt like the story was strange. I think it seems very muddy. There is a internal conflict that comes of of absolutely nowhere right in the middle of the movie. Totally unwarranted to this character that we have watched for over an hour. It makes complete sense when explained but why they chose to place this in the middle of the movie without building to it, I have no idea. Another strange thing for me was the choice of dress at the end. It was like he went in granny's closet? Such a strange choice.I'm glad movies like this are becoming more common and I want them to continue and become even better.
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