One Chance (film)
One Chance is a 2013 British biographical film about opera singer and Britain's Got Talent winner Paul Potts,[4] directed by David Frankel and written by Justin Zackham. It was screened in the Special Presentation section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.[5]
One Chance
Simon Cowell
Michael Menchel
Krys Thykier
Brad Weston
- 9 September 2013 (TIFF)
- 25 October 2013
103 minutes[1]
United Kingdom
English
$12 million[2]
$10.9 million[3]
The film also features archival footage of Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Piers Morgan, and Ant & Dec from Britain's Got Talent.
Production[edit]
Director David Frankel reduced his directing fee of US$6 million to US$1.2 million in exchange for a larger share of the film's gross.[6] One Chance was shot in Italy and the United Kingdom.[7][8]
Release[edit]
The film was shown at the Toronto International Film Festival on 9 September 2013 and released in cinemas on 25 October 2013.
Reception[edit]
As of October 2021 it holds an approval rating of 63% on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 59 reviews, with an average rating of 5.5/10; the consensus states: "Predictable and sentimental, yet thoroughly agreeable, One Chance is an unapologetic crowd-pleaser that achieves its admittedly modest goals."[9] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 49 out of 100 based on reviews from 12 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[10]