The Ballad of Wallis Island

This heartwarming film perfectly showcases British cinema's ability to blend comedy and pathos with tender precision.

...a sublime, adorable comedy whose roots can be traced to a short Griffith made eighteen years ago.

It’s never a bad time for a film like “The Ballad of Wallis Island,” but at the moment it feels like a much-needed balm.

...isn’t mold-shattering, but it finds something new in the familiar.

...the setting—a charming Welsh mansion and a craggy coastline—makes the film a far more pleasant trip than other indies of its ilk.

...is warm, perceptive and quietly life-affirming. For, if this jaded muso and sad-sack fanboy can evolve and grow, there’s hope for everyone.