Decent film hampered by a lack of focus and tonal confusion

Rating: 6/10 (14 November 2014)

I went in not knowing what to expect, and what I got was mediocre. The big thing for me is that the movie sometimes couldn't decide what it wanted to be. I mean, you'd have moments of slapstick juxtaposed with moments that were obviously trying to be genuinely emotional. And for me, the only emotional parts were the instrumental sections. Outside of that, I don't think the movie really found any focus, which I see as it's biggest problem. Also, many moments which could have been serious were ruined by unintentional humor on the part of Jamie Foxx's characterization. Other than that, it wasn't too bad of a movie, but not one that I would really want to see again.