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Title: Little Voice (1998)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Brenda Blethyn | ... | Mari Hoff | |
| Jane Horrocks | ... | LV | |
| Ewan McGregor | ... | Billy | |
| Philip Jackson | ... | George | |
| Annette Badland | ... | Sadie | |
| Michael Caine | ... | Ray Say | |
| Jim Broadbent | ... | Mr. Boo | |
| Adam Fogerty | ... | Bouncer | |
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James Welsh | ... | Bouncer |
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Karen Gregory | ... | Stripper |
| Fred Feast | ... | Arthur | |
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Graham Turner | ... | LV's Dad |
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George Oliver | ... | Pawnbroker |
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Virgil Tracy | ... | Loan Advisor |
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Dick Van Winkle | ... | Money Lender |
The pathetically shy LV lives the life of a recluse listening to her late father's old records in her room and in the process driving her abusive, loud-mouthed mother, Mari Hoff, to distraction. At night, however, when her father's ghost visits, LV sings the songs of the great divas such as Judy Garland, Marilyn Monroe and Shirley Bassey. One evening LV is overheard by one of her mother's loathsome boyfriends, the disastrous dead-end talent scout Ray Say, who recognizes her innate talent and realizes this is his last big chance for the glittering prizes. Gambling everything Ray Say forces LV to appear at a local run-down, seedy night club run by Mr. Boo. As preparations for the big event proceed apace LV meets the equally shy Billy, a pigeon-racing telephone engineer and they form a tentative, gentle friendship. The big night finally arrives and everything is in readiness, the band, the club and even a big agent from London, but what about LV? Written by Mark Smith <msmith@osi.co.uk>
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This is a wonderful film that showcases not only the music, but also a full roster of powerful performances. Every one is excellent, but it's the two most subtle of them all that steal the show.
Jane Horrocks has proven that she can be so much more than Bubbles, the airheaded secretary from AbFab. She's more than a match for every other powerful actor on the screen, and considering her co-stars that's quite an accomplishment. Her chemistry with the wonderful Ewan McGregor is remarkable; the story of their characters could have made a gentle, beautiful love story on its own, but as it is, their attraction gives hope for both of these gentle, quiet characters. I would've liked to see more attention paid to McGregor's character, but that could simply be because where McGregor is concerned, there can't really ever be enough.
Michael Caine is deserving of his Golden Globe. Showy as his role undeniably is, he never pushes it too far. This performance is another example of his versatility and his formidable onstage presence.
Brenda Blethyn has become one of my favourite actors since I saw Secrets & Lies; here again, she's a wrecked mother who lives in a dream world, but with added layers of violence and neglect toward her only child. She can speak volumes with her thickly-shadowed black eyes and an omnipresent cigarette. We never get the full story on her relationship with her late husband, LV's beloved father, but the tension and the words unsaid are brought to a boil in a key scene between Blethyn and Horrocks.
Come Oscar time, it would be wonderful to see Little Voice get some recognition.