A disillusioned musician stumbles upon inspiration in a charming film debut from folk singer Martha Tilston
English folk singer Martha Tilston pulls off an impressive hat-trick of debuts as writer, director and star of this sweet-natured and gently charming Cornish-set romance. The script might be a little threadbare and some of the acting has a here’s-a-mate-i-roped-in-to-help quality. But it bobs along like a flip flop on waves of likability, with a genuinely warm and down-to-earth performance from Tilston. She plays folk singer Tally who is disillusioned with the music industry, living out of her campervan and working – in her own words – as “Cornwall’s worst cleaner”.
What Tally really needs to respark her creativity is a room of her own (preferably with a sea view). She finally gets one by squatting in a house she’s been hired to clean – the elderly owner has recently died. Inside she finds...
English folk singer Martha Tilston pulls off an impressive hat-trick of debuts as writer, director and star of this sweet-natured and gently charming Cornish-set romance. The script might be a little threadbare and some of the acting has a here’s-a-mate-i-roped-in-to-help quality. But it bobs along like a flip flop on waves of likability, with a genuinely warm and down-to-earth performance from Tilston. She plays folk singer Tally who is disillusioned with the music industry, living out of her campervan and working – in her own words – as “Cornwall’s worst cleaner”.
What Tally really needs to respark her creativity is a room of her own (preferably with a sea view). She finally gets one by squatting in a house she’s been hired to clean – the elderly owner has recently died. Inside she finds...
- 9/22/2021
- by Cath Clarke
- The Guardian - Film News
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