Don’t Say Good Luck review – high-school musical weepie puts Sunny Sandler in the spotlight
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Key context: <p>A mother’s illness threatens to overshadow a stagestruck teen’s big break in a school production </p><p>Do you, like me, have a soft spot for both high-school angst and Broadway showtunes – and maybe Douglas Goodhart’s amusing Master It! Insta reels on how to make it in musical theatre? Then you might find yourself giving a pass to this sugary but heartfelt teen weepie from director and co-writer Julia Hart, co-produced by Adam Sandler and starring his daughter Sunny Sandler.</p><p>She plays Soph, the shy theatre kid who unexpectedly gets the lead in her school production of the musical Waitress. Her devoted mom Elizabeth (<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/feb/24/oh-my-god-im-having-sex-again-yellowjackets-melanie-lynskey-on-raunch-rage-and-her-rival-kate-winslet">Melanie Lynskey</a>) has cancer, and thinks she should maybe wait until after the run to tell Soph the awful truth, so as not to spoil her big moment. But will that be ... too late?</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/aug/12/dont-say-good-luck-review-high-school-musical-weepie-puts-sunny-sandler-in-the-spotlight">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
A mother’s illness threatens to overshadow a stagestruck teen’s big break in a school production Do you, like me, have a soft spot for both high-school angst and Broadway showtunes – and maybe Douglas Goodhart’s amusing Master It! Insta reels on how to make it in musical theatre? Then you might find yourself giving a pass to this sugary but heartfelt teen weepie from director and co-writer Julia Hart, co-produced by Adam Sandler and starring his daughter Sunny Sandler.She plays Soph, the shy theatre kid who unexpectedly gets the lead in her school production of the musical Waitress. Her devoted mom Elizabeth (Melanie Lynskey) has cancer, and thinks she should maybe wait until after the run to tell Soph the awful truth, so as not to spoil her big moment. But will that be ... too late? Continue reading...
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