2/12/2021
Kate Hudson, Maddie Ziegler and Leslie Odom Jr. star in a musical fantasy, directed by Australian pop star Sia, about a nonverbal girl and her sister.
Let's get something out of the way first: While it has a few incidental felicities to admire, by and large
Music is a sentimental atrocity so cringe-inducing it should come with an advisory warning for anyone with preexisting shoulder or back injuries.
Now for some background that must be addressed before we can go further. The film was directed by mono-monikered Australian singer-producer Sia, pulling behind it more baggage than a pop star's tour bus.