Song Sung Blue

Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson are no strangers to singing on-screen, and now they’ve combined their musical talents for the first time in Song Sung Blue.

In the biographical drama, which is not strictly a musical although it features many performance scenes, Jackman and Hudson play Mike and Claire Sardina, a real couple who decided to form the Neil Diamond tribute act Lightning and Thunder in the late ’80s.

The film, based on the 2008 documentary of the same name, follows the Sardinas as their careers rise in the Milwaukee area during the ’80s and ’90s, after which they are faced with a series of hardships.

Craig Brewer’s movie tells an extraordinary story that you won’t want to believe is true – how could one couple suffer so many tragedies? – but the filmmaking team has assured viewers that everything we see actually happened.

It’s best to go into this film knowing as little as possible about...