Zero to Hero – Movie Review
ABC Film Challenge – Romance – Z
Director: Marcelo Antunez (Rodeio Rock)
Writer: Felipe Folgosi (Screenplay)
Cast
- Paula Cohen
- Lucas Lucco
- Felipe Folgosi
- Mauricio de Barros
- Vitor DiCastro
- Carla Diaz
- Rodrigo Fernandes
- Marcelo Flores
Plot: When a rock wannabe is forced to replace his famous sertanejo look-alike, he faces a life-changing choice – lose his own identity or follow his heart.
Runtime: 1 Hour 49 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: Zero to Hero starts when an aspiring rockstar Hero (Lucco) finds his life running out of options. Elsewhere, mega-successful country singer Sandro Sanderlei (Lucco) has an incident during surgery. His manager goes in search of a solution and stumbles upon Hero.
They recruit Hero to pretend to be the country singer as they wait for the real Sandro to recover. However, Hero shows a friendlier side around the other employees, friends and family. It leads to a chase to keep his role a secret and get the record deal he so desperately wants.
Verdict on Zero to Hero
Zero to Hero is a romantic comedy following a want-a-be rockstar who gets an offer to pretend to be a famous country singer who has become ill. However, he must adapt to country music as he shows a different side of himself around the real singer’s team.
This romantic comedy uses the idea of body swapping concept, seeing a less-known singer who gets thrown into the spotlight. He changes as success gets to him, but the original team sees a friendly side to Sandro. It does everything you would expect and gets laughs along the way. We also get the message about being true to yourself and being friendly to the people around you.
Where to Watch
JustWatch
Final Thoughts – Zero to Hero is an enjoyable romantic comedy.
