Mighty Oak
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySean McNamara
Screenplay byMatt R. Allen
Story by
  • Frank Ragen
  • Matt R. Allen
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyRobert Hayes
Edited by
Music byJohn Coda
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • June 5, 2020 (2020-06-05)
Running time
102 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Mighty Oak is a 2020 American comedy-drama musical film directed by Sean McNamara.

Plot

A young guitarist, reminiscent of a late vocalist, joins a musical band which leads to theories of reincarnation.

Cast

Production

Most of the film was shot in Ocean Beach[1][2] and other parts of San Diego.[3][4]

Reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 55% based on 20 reviews and an average rating of 6/10.[5]

Philip Martin of Arkansas Democrat-Gazette gave it an 80 out of 100, stating "It's sunny and wistful; something to go see if that's what you need right now."[6]

Nick Allen at RogerEbert.com scored it a 1.5 out of 4 and said "This premise would excel far better, and go much deeper with its targeted themes, in something like a dark comedy; that Mighty Oak embraces this delusion with no sarcasm and a lot of wish fulfillment is at the very least worrisome."[7][8]

See also

References

  1. ^ "San Diego Community News Group - Hollywood discovers Ocean Beach again". Archived from the original on 2020-06-29. Retrieved 2022-02-15.((cite web)): CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ Ashley Mackin-Solomon (2020-06-05). "Ocean Beach is a star of new film 'Mighty Oak'". Point Loma & OB Monthly. Archived from the original on 2022-02-16. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
  3. ^ Paul Rudy (2020-06-05). "'Mighty Oak' film shot predominantly in San Diego is released at select drive-in theaters". KUSI. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
  4. ^ Diane Bell (2020-05-29). "Paramount to release film featuring young La Jolla musician". The San Diego Union Tribune. Archived from the original on 2022-02-16. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
  5. ^ "Mighty Oak". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Archived from the original on August 12, 2022. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
  6. ^ Philip Martin (2020-05-29). "REVIEW: 'Mighty Oak' is another kind of ghost story". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Archived from the original on 2022-02-15. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
  7. ^ Nick Allen (2020-06-05). "Mighty Oak movie review & film summary (2020)". RogerEbert.com. Archived from the original on 2022-02-16. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
  8. ^ "Mighty Oak". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on 2022-02-15. Retrieved 2022-02-15.

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