Brenda Blethyn in Little Voice (1998)

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Little Voice is a cool little movie, in which three of the four principals were nominated for acting awards, and the fourth is Ewan McGregor, who ain't so bad his ownself. It's about a young woman who hasn't left the house since her father died. She is meek and totally browbeaten by her loudmouth alkie mum, so she withdraws into her beloved dad's favorite music.

Turns out she can perfectly mimic all the singers on those albums (Judy Garland, Shirley Bassey, Marilyn Monroe and others), so a sleazebag third-rate talent agent (Michael Caine) sees her as his way out, and will do anything to con and exploit her into performing publicly. The Brits seems to have a knack for these oddball films filled with quirky characters. Jane Horrocks is dazzling in her role. The girl can really sing - she did all her own songs for the film.

Written by: Scoopy …Scoopy.net