‘The Ballad Of Wallis Island’ Review: A Folksy British Comedy That Croons & Charms [Sundance]
“If it was never new, and it never gets old, then it’s a folk song,” wryly observed Oscar Isaac’s Llewyn Davis. “The Ballad of Wallis Island,” a film that revolves around the reunion of a duo who once operated in that musical genre (albeit with a distinct rock inflection), meets such a definition. Little about this dramedy feels inventive or novel, but it’s startling how little that matters given the way it inspires an ear-to-ear grin from its opening moments. Continue reading ‘The Ballad Of Wallis Island’ Review: A Folksy British Comedy That Croons & Charms [Sundance] at The Playlist.
“If it was never new, and it never gets old, then it’s a folk song,” wryly observed Oscar Isaac’s Llewyn Davis. “The Ballad of Wallis Island,” a film that revolves around the reunion of a duo who once operated in that musical genre (albeit with a distinct rock inflection), meets such a definition. Little about this dramedy feels inventive or novel, but it’s startling how little that matters given the way it inspires an ear-to-ear grin from its opening moments.