Buckley blooms in captivating musical

Tom Harper's 'Wild Rose' is a rousing combination of social realism and showbiz fantasy that plays out like Ken Loach’s Coal Miner’s Daughter

Jessie Buckley in Wild Rose

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Wild Rose: Directed by Tom Harper, Nationwide, 15A,Rating:*****

Mid90s: Directed by Jonah Hill, Nationwide, 16,Rating:***

Jessie Buckley blazes bright as a young Glaswegian country singer waiting for her star to be born in Tom Harper’s soaring musical drama Wild Rose, a rousing combination of social realism and showbiz fantasy that plays out like Ken Loach’s Coal Miner’s Daughter.

“There’s no shortage of folk who can sing,” no-nonsense Marion (Julie Walters) tells her ...