Goddess
By Anthony Morris
Living in rural Tasmania with manic twin three year-olds, a husband (Ronan Keating) who's away for long stretches on a ship recording whale love songs, and a pack of neighbours who give her the cold shoulder, former London musician Elspeth Dickens (Laura Michelle Kelly) feels just a little disconnected.
So when her husband gives her a webcam so they can see each other while he’s at sea, once she figures out how it works she uses it to broadcast musical numbers about the joys and frustrations of home life.
Cue internet fame which leads to a big advertising contract from Cassandra Wolfe (Madga Szubanski).
But does she really want to turn her passion into a job that will take her away from her family? What do you think?
Okay, this is pretty predictable from start to finish, but director Mark Lamprell’s light and breezy adaptation of Joanna Weinberg’s 1996 musical Sink Songs has a decent cast that helps (a little) to overcome a predictable plot and firmly average songs.
Kelly especially; fortunately she’s up to the task of plausibly playing a character who every single male in the film has a serious crush on.
Otherwise, poo jokes and bare butts and bad songs abound; Kelly really does have her work cut out for her, and it’s to her credit that this works as well as it does. Which is to say, unless you’re a mum or a mum at heart, this Goddess doesn’t stand a prayer.
Conclusion: Movie 60% Extras: N/A
