Feel good portrait of a debuting singer/songwriter. Terrific music score. Great acting by Keira Knightly and Marc Ruffalo.

Rating: 8/10 (11 December 2018)

Makes me feel good watching AND listening to this movie, because the story is so uplifting AND the soundtrack is just terrific.
The story is about Keira Knightly struggling as an unknown singer/songwriter, who didnt even realize she has got talent, untill a famous (has been) producer (Mark Ruffalo) discovers her extra oridinary singer/songwriter skills. This story is what every young artist dreams of. In between a heart gets broken and mended again, so there is a bit of budding romance as well. Yes, this story might sound a bit corny, but it is portrayed in such a gentle, endearing and uplifting way, that your heart must be of stone when you wont get moved by it. A crowd pleaser, of the best kind...
The end credits mention special thanks to Bono and everyone at the factory in Dublin, which is the home base for most of the U2 recordings.Although neither Bono nor U2 does appear in this movie. The son of Marc Ruffalo, called Keen, does appear in a small cameo role as one of the 4 streetkids who are asking for 5 dollars and a cigarette in return for their silence during a recording in an alley where they were playing.