A waste of good music and a good cast

Rating: 2/10 (16 September 2016)

Having enjoyed John Carney's previous film to this 'Once' I was intrigued to see how he was going to top it.
The resulting film sees him trying to replicate the idea of a lost guy being saved by a woman and some music, but moving the action to the US.
And sadly much of the charm gets lost in translation, with the almost home made quality of 'Once' being left behind.
Levine and Knightley form an unlikely double act and are well supported by Ruffalo, but although the music is good, the story is flimsy and too reliant on swearing to be entertaining.
I've read lots of reviews of this film that call it 'charming' and a 'must see'. Sadly I can agree with neither. The only good thing is that Carney more than made up for this mess with his next film 'Sing Street'.