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Nativity Rocks! Movie Review

Name: Nativity Rocks! Movie Review
Item: Nativity Rocks!
Rating: 2
Author: Smitha Joseph

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Review for the film " Nativity Rocks!"

Streaming On: Amazon Prime Video

Runtime: 1 Hour 40 Minutes

Certificate: UA

Released: 23-11-2018

Genre: Musical, Comedy, Children'S Film

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CAST & CREW

Vincent Franklin

Meera Syal

Celia Imrie

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Producer:

Nick Jones

Music Director:

Nicky Ager

Director:

Debbie Isitt

Movie Actress:

Celia Imrie

Anna Chancellor

Helen George

Supporting Actress:

Meera Syal

Celia Imrie

Costume Designer:

Andrew Cox

Art Director:

Lenka Dobranska

Director of Photography:

Sean Van Hales

Executive Producer:

Laurence Brown

Line Producer:

Greg McManus

Sound Effects Editor:

Anna Sulley

Screenplay Writer:

Debbie Isitt

Foley Artist:

Chris Alford

Makeup Artist:

Laura Schalker

Lance Breakwell

Hair Stylist:

Lance Breakwell

Set Dresser:

Joe Reel

Boom Operator:

Gareth Hemes

Graphic Designer:

Charlie Marie Austin

Supporting Actor:

Jessica Hynes

John Dalziel

Nick Vakis

Richard Price

Robert Stone

Rupert Turnbull

Ruth Jones

Vincent Franklin

Jemma Churchill

Jamie Chapman

Hugh Dennis

Craig Revel Horwood

Simon Lipkin

Brian Bartle

Colin Coombs

Daniel Boys

Gabriel Vick

Gary Davis

Helen George

Anna Chancellor

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Nativity Rocks is an English comedy film released in 2018. Debbie Isitt is the writer and director. Nick Jones is the film’s producer. The cinematography is by Sean Van Hale, and the music is by Nicky Ager. Lenka Dobranska is the art director, and Andrew Cox is the costume designer. The assistant director is Sarah Lamb, and Daniel Cullen is the visual effects director. The production company for this movie is Mirrorball Film.

Simon Lipkin, Brian Bartle, Craig Revel Horwood, Helen George, Daniel Boys, and Ruth Jones play are the leading actors. Meera Syal Meera Syal was born on 27 June 1961. She is a come >> Read More... , Anna Chancellor, Ramin Karimloo, Celia Imrie Celia Diana Savile Imrie is an actress from Englan >> Read More... , Hugh Dennis, Simon Lowe, Vincent Franklin Vincent Franklin is a veteran British actor who ha >> Read More... , and Jessica Hynes play supporting roles.

Plot

Nativity Rocks is a kid's comedy movie in which the students in a school in Coventry, a city on the River Sherbourne in England, compete to win the title of best Christmas city of the year. The film revolves around Doru, a child from Syria. Doru and his father are forced to leave the country, and now they arrive in the United Kingdom. Here, Doru separates from his father. He meets a social worker named Shelly, who shifts him to Coventry, a city in England. Doru gets admission in St. Bernadette's Primary School, where he meets a new teacher named Jerry Poppy.

Jerry helps him to find his father meanwhile, the school is preparing for the Christmas Music Competition under the supervision of music director Emmanuel Cavendish. Will Doru find his father? What is the whole story behind Jerry Poppy? What is the connection of Emmanuel Cavendish with this film?

Star Performance

Simon Lipkin, who played the role of Jerry Poppy, gave a fantastic performance. His acting and dialogue delivery is impressive. The way he helps Doru in finding his dad touch the heart of many viewers. Brian Bartle, who played the role of Doru, looks cute on the screen. He also gave a fantastic performance. Ramin Karimloo, Helen George, Daniel Boys, and the rest of the cast did a commendable job.

Analysis

Nativity Rocks is the fourth and final part of the Nativity movie series. This part fails to compete with the rest of the preceding movies. The dialogues are very fast and artificial. However, this movie makes the viewers feel the pain of losing someone, being alone, and not being loved by anyone. The comedic scenes in this movie succeed in making the viewers laugh.

What’s There?

• The ending of the movie is suspenseful.

• The bond between father and son looks beautiful on screen.

• The comedy makes the film entertaining.

What’s Not There?

• Some dialogues look unnatural.

• Some actors did not perform well.

• Technical glitches.

Verdict

Nativity Rocks is a family movie which you should watch with your kids at least once. If you are an emotional person, then you definitely going to shed tears by the end of this movie.