Overview
- The Associated Press issued a negative review on Wednesday, faulting the film’s muddled tone and storytelling despite polished musical numbers.
- Song Sung Blue opens in U.S. theaters on December 25 from Focus Features and is rated PG-13 with a 133-minute runtime.
- Writer-director Craig Brewer adapts Greg Kohs’ 2008 documentary, centering on a Milwaukee couple who form a Neil Diamond tribute act.
- Hugh Jackman said Neil Diamond called him in tears after seeing the film, granted broad use of his songs, and later hosted the actor for a karaoke sleepover in Colorado, according to People.
- The promotional run included a December 11 New York premiere at AMC Lincoln Square 13 and a 92nd Street Y Q&A, with an India release slated for January 9, 2026 via Universal Pictures India and Warner Bros. Discovery.