- Actors: Charlotte Church, Craig Ferguson, Jemma Redgrave, Stephen Noonan, Ralph Brown
- Directors: Craig Ferguson
- Writers: Craig Ferguson, Philip McGrade
- Producers: David C. Robinson, Doc McGhee, Guy McElwaine, James G. Robinson, Sheldon Kahn
- Format: PAL
- Language English
- Subtitles: English
- Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 1.77:1
- Number of discs: 1
- Classification: 12
- Studio: Whv
- DVD Release Date: 2 Feb 2004
- Run Time: 105 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B0000CGD0U
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 55,091 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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Sixteen years ago, rock star Paul Kerr had fame, gold records and all the excess money can buy. He also had something he didn’t know about: a daughter named Olivia – who is now eager to meet her dad. As Olivia, angel-voiced classical sensation Charlotte Church makes her movie debut and brings that voice to popular tunes in this feel-good comedy about love, redemption and the music that can forge a bond between strangers. Craig Ferguson (the boss who’s every employee’s nightmare in The Drew Carey Show) stars as Paul and debuts in the director’s chair. Music can help reunite Olivia and Paul but can music make Olivia become a matchmaker and reunite father and mother (Bramwell star Jemma Redgrave) who haven’t spoken to each for nearly two decades?
Special Features
- Commentary with Craig Ferguson
- Deleted Scenes
- Out-takes
- Trailer
DVD Technical Information:
- Language: English
- Subtitles: English, English SDH
- Running Time: 101 mins approx.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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Critics are being awful to this film and it flopped at the cinema and after I watched this DVD I asked myself why. Despite what you may of heard, this film is actually quite good. Its a good British film and beats a lot of other comedies out there. Craig Ferguson was aboslutely brilliant in his role and wrote a fantastic script, he has the best lines. Jemma Redgrave wasn't the best I had seen. It was painful to watch her sometimes. As for Charlotte, she was awkward in parts but mostly, she fitted into her role well. Other great characters, Ralph Brown and the bands manager (from buffy) were also great fun to watch. This film is just so charming I dont understand why it has done so bad. Its a film for anyone, but uses explicit language a lot (mainly from the rockers). There are laugh out loud moments and the directing I thought was really thoughtful. The best scene of the whole film is the first one, with the mixture of Olivias singing in the church and her long lost Father rocking about alone in his mansion drunk off his face. Its not a perfect piece of cinema of course, it has flaws, like some of the acting (ok, just Jemma Redgrave) and Craig putting flashbacks in but its an original british film which should be appreciated by all, not just Charlotte fans.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
What a change from crime, murder, violence, terroists, car chases etc. 90+ minutes of pure enjoyment and fun. Some of the jokes are a real scream - laugh aloud stuff. The sound track is great. Miss Church's voice of course is lovely. Joss Ackland is amazing. Why this failed in the cinemas I just don't understand. Well worth watching more than once!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I put off watching this movie for some time. I've had a hard time accepting the fact that the Charlotte Church so many of us fell in love with, seemingly one of the last remaining bastions of wholesomeness and all-around purity in this world, has caught a virulent case of Britney-itis (and has actually sunk even lower than Britney in a fair number of ways) and is seemingly lost to us forever. I'm really quite saddened by the whole situation. Nevertheless, I can still adore the girl Charlotte Church used to be, and, happily, there are traces of that girl immortalized forever in this film. I was actually quite surprised by I'll Be There; Charlotte's no Jodie Foster, but she's a far better actress than I expected her to be, and this really and truly is a good movie. It doesn't take us anywhere we've haven't been before, but it's a fun ride.
Charlotte plays Olivia Edmonds, a teenaged girl who finds out that her father is actually famed aging rock star Paul Kerr (Craig Ferguson), just after he makes headlines for driving his motorcycle out a second story window of his home. Olivia's mother never told her the truth about her father because the relationship was short-lived (Kerr never even knew he had a daughter) and she resents the fact that her own still-rocking father was never there for her growing up. She wants Olivia to join her hairdressing business and stay away from musicians at all costs. We all know Charlotte has the best singing voice in the whole bloody kingdom, but her mother does not realize just how talented her daughter Olivia really is. Anyway, Olivia and Kerr slowly develop a relationship with one another, helped immeasurably by Kerr's decision to stop drinking - but dear old Mum wants nothing to do with the man she's obviously still in love with. Everything comes to a head when Olivia's talent is made manifest, and you can probably fill in the rest yourself.
As I said, I'll Be There doesn't break any new ground, but it's a feel-good movie that succeeds extremely well. Craig Ferguson makes it all work and injects a lot of comedy into everything he does. As writer, director, and star, this really is Ferguson's baby and should have enjoyed more success than it achieved. It even supplies the somewhat disconcerting sight of the Buffyverse's Rupert Giles (Anthony Stewart Head) playing a smarmy music agent - earrings and all. Of course, you also have the added attraction of several Charlotte Church songs (even if they do represent her early foray into pop). All told, I'll Be There is a surprisingly entertaining, heart-warming motion picture - and those are few and far between these days.
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Fell good factor
Having been a fan of horror and science fiction for many years it may seem surprising that I even looked at this film, but I`m glad I did. Charlotte`s acting debut. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Manafon
I won't be there
There's a reason why they talk about the "Voice of an Angel" -- it's because Charlotte Church certainly doesn't have the acting presence of one. Read more
Published on 22 Mar 2007 by E. A Solinas
my IQ has been halved by watching this film
I decided after reading some reviews to watch this film, even though it had charlotte church in it. I can't believe anyone can watch this film and actually think it's been worth... Read more
Published on 31 May 2005 by "ska_girl18uk"
Dont Worry Charlotte they are only Jealous
I have heard enough, an excellent sufficiency of unkind comments about Charlotte, her voice is so beautiful, no one should have difficulty in seeing that certain "opera divas" who... Read more
Published on 30 Jan 2004
Underrated performance from Charlotte.
American reviewers have wrote various scathing monologues about the bad acting, the lack of an involving story and various other criticisms. Read more
Published on 2 Dec 2003 by Mr. Patrick J. Ward
I'll Be There - JC Webmaster's review
When we heard "I'll Be There" was to be shown on the big screen a bare 60 miles away, my wife and I had no hesitation in driving from Lincoln to Derby to see it. Read more
Published on 27 Nov 2003 by Mr. J. S. B. Smalley
The review....
Its a fantastic film, and Charlotte is great as usual ;) I'll be getting as soon as its out....
Published on 12 Nov 2003 by Mr. D. N. Bartram
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