Terrific non-musical movie about music and love

Rating: 8/10 (24 September 2014)

I thought this movie was going to suck, but I am hot for Keira Knightley and I don't mind Mark Ruffalo. I don't enjoy romantic comedies and especially not musicals. Bring in a musical artist as a main actor, I thought this movie was a recipe for failure.
Regardless of my predispositions, I always give every movie a fair and unbiased shot. I was pleasantly surprised with this flick, despite it's predictability. This is one of few movies to successfully fuse music, love, self-discovery, passion, self-worth, business, and family.
Another big surprise to me in this movie was Keira Knightley, who turns out to have a magnificent Americanesque singing voice, which you can sample on the official soundtrack.
Overall, a surprisingly good movie with feel-good vibes.