Interesting movie, but slow paced.

Rating: 7/10 (4 February 2017)

This is a love story with rocks in the road. Worse than bumps, these are boulders! The two leads are interesting and you want them to succeed. I did not realize it was a musical but there is lots of music in this one. Apparently completely performed by the leads.
It is somewhat like Chorus Line (not the movie, the Broadway version). It has a lot of "heart". The story is rather standard but also non-standard at the same time. You think you know where it is going but then they make a left turn. Or even a U-turn.
I liked this movie. Be sure to pop the popcorn to give yourself lots to do because at 90 minutes, it feels like about 3 hours. Interesting but intimate. Very much a character study of two performers with different talents and directions who came together for a few years. I don't know where it will end. Still about 30 minutes from the end. And, still, more turns coming.
Would be an 8 if they had trimmed about 40 minutes out of it. Really drags. Thank goodness the characters are likable or next stop would have been the Stop button.