In Begin Again, a down music-business executive and a down songwriter end up meeting and try their hand at making a unique album. Starring Mark Ruffalo(The Avengers, Zodiac) and Keira Knightley(Pride and Prejudice), this film appearing as a romantic comedy ends up feeling like a dramatic comedy. Filled with rich and very original humor from very relatable life situations, honestly hilarious. Dramatically, it delivers as well but not on par with the comedic aspect. Adam Levine co-stars and vastly underperforms in his role. It is possible to blame the writing or just the character but I believe this is not Adam's strong suit. Another strong aspect was the New York cinematography, whether it be a backdrop or right in the heart, it was always stunning. Furthermore on the positives, the soundtrack which was a mix of originals and borrowed material was nearly perfect and helped accomplish the mood of each scene and the collective film. Some downsides, the character development was strong but wasn't exactly linear or consistent. This problem occurred multiple times with multiple characters. With a plethora of positive reviews and a good amount of mixed to negative, Begin Again has nabbed a 62/100 on Metacritic. A critical take on the music business and a nice outlook on family and love.
7.5/10
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