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Metascore
18 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyThe Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyAn utterly formulaic but sweet movie that does what a crowd-pleaser is meant to do.
- 70Los Angeles TimesAnnlee EllingsonLos Angeles TimesAnnlee EllingsonDirector David Frankel has crafted a sweet, funny, heartfelt film, and while we may know all along how it all turns out, Paul's signature performance still gives us chills.
- 60The GuardianCatherine ShoardThe GuardianCatherine ShoardThe movie is strongest is when it strips away the facts and focuses on the emotional notes.
- 60EmpireEmpireA fluffy but fun telling of a rags to riches story.
- 60Time Out LondonCath ClarkeTime Out LondonCath ClarkeThe problem with the film is that Potts’s life story has been put through the Hollywood meatgrinder. Awkward details have been changed or erased – they’ve made Potts Welsh (he grew up in Bristol) and eliminated his siblings.
- 50The DissolveMike D'AngeloThe DissolveMike D'AngeloThe film fictionalizes his life story so aggressively that it’s no less (or more) entertaining than the average rom-com.
- 50Village VoiceChris PackhamVillage VoiceChris PackhamThe film shoehorns Potts's life story into a familiar underdog template, populating the world with near-mythological threshold guardians who exist to assure the hero that he isn't good enough.
- 40VarietyScott FoundasVarietyScott FoundasWhat keeps One Chance plugging along almost in spite of itself are the warmly engaging performances of Corden and Alexandra Roach.
- 40Total FilmNeil SmithTotal FilmNeil SmithPotts does the singing himself, but that doesn’t stop Justin Zackham’s (The Big Wedding) contrived script from sounding bum notes throughout.