An immensely enjoyable movie thats breaks out of the tradition

Rating: 8/10 (29 October 2014)

If you are a Mark Ruffalo Fan this is a movie you wouldn't wanna miss. Hell! if you aren't a fan yet, this one will make you one!! This is mark Ruffalo's one of the best performances...The movie is delightful...The role of a young uptight musician from England is made to fit for Knightley known for her precautious and bashful acting.
Mark Ruffalo is of course the movie's spotlight and all the songs in the movie are like a dream.....Hailee Steinfeld who plays Mark's Daughter packs a punch on her two minutes screen time! The movie opens to Gretta (Knightly) reluctantly performing a song she has composed on the insistence of her friend in a bar.
Although the lyrics are beautiful the song fails to impress the crowd except for Mark, who appears electrified by the song. This scene is replayed again from Mark's perspective after a recap of his day which seems to have been one continuous downwards spiral till he stumbles upon Gretta singing in the bar.
The Song is replayed this time with all the background music and acoustics as imagined by Mark and how the songs get instantly transformed must be seen to be believe...
This scene will be again be replayed from Gretta's perspective after a recap of how she landed in this bar after with her breakup with her longtime boyfriend and music sensation.
Lots of good performances, and songs follow, making this thoroughly enjoyable till the end..