Jessie Buckley is the actress who, you may remember, was ‘phenomenal’ in Beast — I am quoting myself here so it must be true — and she is also phenomenal in Wild Rose. She plays a Glaswegian, ex-jailbird single mum who dreams of Nashville and making it as a country star and, good grief, the pipes on her.
Deborah Ross
Dreaming of Nashville
True, the ending is pat and sentimental, but Buckley’s energy – and singing – whizzes you past all that
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