I like Neil Diamond. I was never a huge fan, though. At first, I thought this was going to be a biopic about Neil Diamond, however, it was not. It was about a Neil Diamond tribute act called Lightning and Thunder.

According to IMDB, “Lightning and Thunder, a Milwaukee husband and wife Neil Diamond tribute act, experience soaring success and devastating heartbreak in their musical journey together.“

Hugh Jackman played Mike, aka Lightning, and Kate Hudson played Claire, aka Thunder. They do a spectacular job in these roles. I believe they do all their own singing and this movie does a tremendous job of using music to create an amazing tone for the film.

I was so into this movie. It had me emotional throughout as the story progressed. I was surprised how impacted I felt with everything that was going down.

This was a true story, but I am not sure how much of the drama that happened actually happened. It was an extremely powerful story and the performances were wonderful.

I don’t want to go into any specifics to avoid spoilers, but there are some shocking moments throughout.

Greta performances, great music, great storyline. I really loved this movie which took me on an emotional journey that I did not expect to go on. Song Sung Blue was fabulous.

4.8 stars