Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson form a Neil Diamond tribute band in a different kind of faith-based movie — a pop nostalgia trip with a dark side.
Craig Brewer's film is a winning pop nostalgia trip with a dark side, based on the true story of Mike and Claire Sarina, who formed a Neil Diamond tribute band, performing as Lightning & Thunder.
The idea that it should be applied just to PG-rated calamity-meets-redemption Sunday-school soap operas micro-targeted to Evangelicals.
At first, the movie may strike you as a parable of more kitsch than faith, but it's rooted in the holly holy dream of devotion to the church of Neil Diamond.
Author's summary: A unique faith-based movie with a pop twist.