"Are we all lost stars, trying to light up the dark."
Sometimes there are films that touch us in a special way, not because we identify ourselves with any particular character or any of the situations encountered in it. Simply connect to us giving us a fantastic moment of pure satisfaction and joy! That's what Begin Again made to me. A feel-good film that will make us stay constantly with a big smile on our face.
A very refreshing dramedy that warms the heart. In it we follow the stories of Dan and Gretta in New York. Dan is a music producer who has seen better days in his career and marriage. For years he do not get a great record deal as in his glory days and his marriage ended recently. Gretta is a composer, from time to time, as he likes to say, not believing her talent always hidden behind the shadow of her boyfriend Dave, a musician who has just been hired by a major record company. Dazzled by everything Dave ends the relationship of five years with Gretta and she wants to go back to England, her homeland. But fate preaches a game to Gretta and Dan. And a splendid and remarkable project makes their lives go back to light, thanks to the power of music! After all there is always a light at the end of the tunnel.
Two lives that intersect in a twist of fate, with a big push of Music. And what power has the Music in this film!! The entire soundtrack was purposely written for the film and fits perfectly into the whole plot, fitting each track at the right time. A great soundtrack full of songs that leave the audience delighted!
Mark Ruffalo, my dear Mark Ruffalo, once again fantastic! A very underrated actor who deserves more value that the one he normally gets. An actor who gives himself body and soul to any character he makes. Here we look at him and never doubt that he is that person, that totally lunatic, aimlessly, without any kind of guidance but a man with a huge love for the world of music. Keira Knightley has managed to form a pretty good career and is also quite convincing in this role of songwriter/singer (she even sings in the film and apparently went quite well in that area too). Never thought the chemistry between Ruffalo and Knightley would be so good, but the fact is that they worked wonderfully together. I love the fact that Adam Levine has accepted a role that ridicules some kind of the music career that he has. It makes me admire him in a different way, shows a very humble side that many others might not have the courage to accept. And in here we can see that he really is an excellent singer, singing different songs that he usually records with his band Maroon 5. Then we still have a good Cee Lo Green cameo and very good supporting cast with names like Catherine Keener, James Corden or Hailee Steinfeld.
John Carney did a great job directing this Begin Again, a film about starting over, dream, believe in ourselves, redemption and above all be happy!The fact that a film creates a bond with the audience makes it even more special. See it, because this is a film that will definitely make you very happy!
