Maybe it's me

Rating: 2/10 (8 June 2005)

I saw this film with my in-laws and my husband; the in-laws loved it, my husband thought it was okay, and I found it downright annoying -- not to mention trite, pretentious, and melodramatic. I was particularly peeved by how utterly unbelievable the central tenet of the violin's beauty and perfection was. Am I the only person aware that blood doesn't dry red? Am I the only one who knows that burial in damp ground warps wood?
In fairness, I should note that (1) I very much dislike the romantic artist-as-other motif and (2) I'm not fond of violins, finding them too often shrill. Maybe if the film had been *The Golden Oboe*...