The heading is really nothing to do with the film other than that Anne Hathaway and Johnny flynn remind me vaguely of Winona Ryder And Ethan Hawkes in the aforementioned film.
It's watchable, in that it's inoffensive and the musical interludes as they attend various gigs are truly uplifting. However nothing really feels pressing about the film. You don't really fear for the brothers life, James doesn't seem to bothered one way or the other about his career or his music or his fans, and Frannie is a bit too one dimensional. It's best aspect is the showcasing of NY music scene. I'm a sucker for music driven love stories so this ticked quite a few of my boxes... ;)
It's watchable, in that it's inoffensive and the musical interludes as they attend various gigs are truly uplifting. However nothing really feels pressing about the film. You don't really fear for the brothers life, James doesn't seem to bothered one way or the other about his career or his music or his fans, and Frannie is a bit too one dimensional. It's best aspect is the showcasing of NY music scene. I'm a sucker for music driven love stories so this ticked quite a few of my boxes... ;)