2015 #188
John Carney | 104 mins | streaming (HD) | 1.85:1 | USA / English | 15 / R
John Carney | 104 mins | streaming (HD) | 1.85:1 | USA / English | 15 / R
Once’s writer-director returns with a film that could’ve been dubbed Once 2: New York.
Mark Ruffalo’s out-of-favour record exec discovers Keira Knightley’s singer-songwriter, stranded after her ex became a hit. Convinced she could salvage his career, he persuades her to record an album. They bond; will there be romance?
The songs aren’t as catchy (though some are decent) and the shape of the story is overfamiliar, but likeable performances from the stars, plus James Corden and Hailee Seinfeld, keep Begin Again a pleasant experience — albeit one that occurs more in the imagination of dreamy creative types than the real world.
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Literally just watch this yesterday and loved it great review
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Thanks! It’s a very enjoyable little film, I think.
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I like this one a lot, particularly the relationship between Knightley and Ruffalo that for once doesn’t depend on sexual tension.
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It makes a refreshing change, doesn’t it? I was worried they were going to go down that route anyway, but I thought it was handled very well.
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