stop complaining and enjoy the cliché

Rating: 9/10 (30 December 2007)

I thought that it was a good touching movie overall. Yeah yeah all you critical people say it lacks character development and that the storyline is sooo obvious and that many events that happened were impossible BLAH BLAH BLAH WAH WAH WAH... cry on. but this movie is more about the music found in everyday life and the personal journeys of the three main characters rather than thematic brilliance and trying to impress the audience with smart dialogue and astonishing character development etc etc. In fact, I think the cliché storyline actually gives the movie a more fairy tale-like enchanting quality. And who cares if some things are unrealistic? It's not a documentary. It's a fictional movie. As long as the storyline is able to move you inside, then that's all that matters. Yes there are many movies that have done cliché and contrite stories and some of them do suck a lot, but this one does it well and that's what sets it apart. That's why this movie got a 7.3/10 from viewers and not a 3 as one of the other reviewers oh so generously claims to have given. For one thing, they're all brilliant actors, especially Freddie. So if you really don't have enough heart to be touched by the story, then just sit back, shut up, and enjoy the acting (and the music of course).