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brilliant!
c'mon. at least say why a little bit...
Love it. I totally agree. An interesting enough concept, but come on.
I think that, when I heard the concept- that it was a hyper-real hand-held camera piece about two musicians who meet, connect musically, and make a demo tape- I was like, "Great! a movie about regular musicians. This will be true to my life and my experience!" And the fact is, it was true to my experience (don't tell anyone, but I connected with the female character because I always have had that kind of thing with songwriter guys like that), but at the end of the day, it was just a hand-held camera movie about two musicians who meet, connect musically, and make a demo tape..... and don't get with each other. Like, if someone's going to make a movie about just a part of someone's life, they better have an angle and they better move me out of my seat. I do like that song that came out of it, though.
Two other gripes are: 1. I've found, over the years, that artists who's intensity is more subtle tend to move me more than the guys who fall apart on stage. 2. I was disappointed that the resolution to the movie was that both characters go back to people who've mistreated them. I have issues with that.
Well, I liked it (no, it won't be on my favorite's list), and here's why:
1. I liked the music.
2. I liked that they didn't get together (I'm so sick of that classic hollywood ending).
3. I'm glad they didn't sleep together (I'm so sick of that classic hollywood scene).
4. Even though it was rated R (and I don't know why), I felt perfectly fine about my 12 and 14 year old seeing it.
5. I think I have a thing about Ireland. Must be a back to the roots primal thing.
Every scene in the movie could have been cut in half and then maybe I wouldn't have fallen asleep after their music softened the hard heart of the sound tech guy.
I think it should have been called "Let's Make a Demo Tape", because that's really what happened.
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