Scrubbed of the smoke and regret that make the original such an anthem of hard-won life experience, only the brightest, most hopeful notes remain, ringing pure and sweet and appealing, if not exactly true.

Coda is a Mort (‘Middle Of Road Tearjerker’) and if that’s what you like, you will like this.

The sense of calculation makes the journey feel like a lockstep march; the movie’s sense of a story that’s dictated rather than observed makes its good feelings feel bad.

A warm, witty, and overall wonderful seriocomedy.