Film Review – One Chance

“One Chance” is so eager to please its audience, it practically curls up in their lap and purrs. It’s a broad “crowd pleaser,” which translates into fingerpaint filmmaking intended to stir up basic emotions and supply inspiration to those willing to believe everything the script offers. It’s the true story of Paul Potts, the opera singer who conquered “Britain’s Got Talent” in 2007, but the authenticity of Justin Zackham’s pedestrian screenplay remains in doubt, liberally cleaving away significant moments of Potts’s life to maintain an underdog storyline that rings false throughout. It’s painfully obvious work, ideal for a brain-mushing rental, only registering as sincere when focused intently on leading work from James Corden and Alexandra Roach, who bring life to an otherwise manipulative viewing experience. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com