A Total Delight

Rating: 9/10 (1 March 2020)

I suddenly realised at the end of this movie that I had been sitting for the bulk of the two hours with a huge grin. Fortunately I was at home and not in a cinema. And that grin came from the fact that I had spent that time watching a real feel good film and yet one with a great storyline, beautifully drawn characters and lashings of heart. And of course lots of good music. All the performances are first class but the lead duo of Keiry Knightly and the sadly under rated Mark Ruffalo and the non physical relationship that they develop make this movie special. Because of the writer this will be compared to Once but if you didn't like Once, which I didn't, don't be put off. Begin Again is streets better partly because in best Woody Allen tradition those NYC streets are beautifully woven into the film. Alongside the likes of Rudderless this is one of the best films about music I have seen. Don't miss it.