Cute enough

Rating: 6/10 (12 April 2015)

A cute movie about the music industry. It reminded me of Once, except it's not as powerful or heartrending as that film.
It sustained my interest. There's something irresistible about the clichéd concept of the artist sticking it to the recording studios and doing things their way. It's a slick production but it created the feel of an indie creation and the music is actually quite good.
Keira Knightley and Mark Ruffalo are strong as the leads. Beyond them the supporting cast is weak. Adam Levine is dull as Knightley's partner. James Corden is typecast. Hailee Steinfeld is OK as the sullen teenager.
The plot is a bit narrow. We follow the hastily put together band through their recording of an album outdoors but there's not much in the way of setbacks or problems so it doesn't ever engage the heart.
Like I said, it's all very cute but it's difficult to find much to say by way of praise beyond that.