Kristin Scott Thomas
- Actor
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Another one of those depressingly chirpy ensemble British films that celebrates the power of community, Military Wives is set on an army base populated by the spouses and children of soldiers serving overseas, mainly in Afghanistan.
Bad news is daily dreaded, and to distract the wives, two women, Kate (Kristen Scott-Thomas) and Lisa (Sharon Horgan) decide to start a choir.
They don't get on, but eventually will, via the medium of terrifying close harmony.
This sort of stuff can write itself, there are some decent performances, and no one ever has the bad taste to ask an Afghan how they feel about being invaded.
Paul Whitington, The Independent (Ireland), 5th March 2020Review: Military Wives
A briskly cheerful film from the director of The Full Monty.
Danny Leigh, The Financial Times, 4th March 2020Military Wives review
Left back at base while their partners are away on a tour in Afghanistan, a group of women cheer themselves up by forming a choir. A borderline disastrous enterprise at first, they gradually improve and find themselves becoming a media sensation.
Liz Beardsworth, Empire, 4th March 2020Military Wives review
Horgan sounds slightly too posh for her character - otherwise this is pretty good.
Donald Clarke, The Irish Times, 4th March 2020Military Wives review
Feel-good underdog story hits all the expected notes.
Clarsse Loughrey, The Independent, 3rd March 2020Film reviews: Military Wives
Another feel-good Brit hit from the director of The Full Monty.
Metro, 3rd March 2020Military Wives review
In the fine tradition of true British stories sculpted into engaging entertainment, this film's narrative structure is designed to make the audience smile while coaxing a tear.
Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall, 2nd March 2020Review - Military Wives
Kristin Scott Thomas and Sharon Horgan tug at the heartstrings in Peter Cattaneo's triumphant comedy drama.
Allan Hunter, The List, 2nd March 2020Military Wives, review
Heartstrings tugged in treacly choir comedy.
Ed Power, The Telegraph, 25th February 2020Director didn't want Military Wives to be too slick
When Gareth Malone created his Military Wives choir, the effects were to prove far more enduring and profound than the resulting flurry of fame.
Rebecca Thomas, BBC, 25th February 2020