Cliché with Good Acting but Mediocre Music

Rating: 6/10 (3 November 2014)

Mark Ruffalo really shines in this one, which is why I gave it a six. While the rest of the cast is competent, it's really his movie. The plot is utterly predictable, but the chemistry between the protagonists restrained but smoldering (the result of which is the only intriguing guesswork in the film).
But this is a film about MUSIC. Almost all of which is terribly lackluster but for one scene. None of it would I put on and give my full attention to. None of it grabbed me -- it played like pablum, seemingly crafted not to offend anyone. I found it really quite dull.
Come on! A film about music should have great songs. Sadly, in this effort, there are none of those, IMHO. Where was its "Falling Slowly?"
Watchable, sweet, and forgettable. Too bad. with the right music, I could have forgiven its flaws and really enjoyed it.