Captivating if never motivating

Rating: 5/10 (29 October 2019)

Until today, I never would have guessed that I could be interested in a movie where the only central character is an inanimate object. Yet there I was, drawn in to the violin's history and wondering what might happen to it next. Unfortunately, music was the only way that it could portray any emotion, and the particular music pieces didn't evoke in me the same awe that was felt by Samuel L Jackson's character. Perhaps my musical tastes are to blame, but I wasn't able to connect to the movie in an emotional way, though it was certainly capable of sustaining my curiosity.