The movie also suffers from overambition. On their own, either portion could make a full movie, so director Wes Craven's attempt to stuff both into the roughly two-hour picture results in a tremendously sketchy product. Music of the Heart isn't a terrible film, and it's nice to see Craven attempt to stretch from his horror roots, but I had an awful feeling of deja vu as I watched it. We've seen this story already, and we've seen it done better. In general, the movie looks pretty good, though it seems a bit bland and lifeless.
Sharpness seems fine for the most part, but a fair number of scenes appear slightly soft and dull.
Colors appeared pretty subdued but were acceptably accurate and appropriately saturated. Again, the blandness of the setting doesn't lend itself to bright, bold hues,so what we see seems about right. Black levels were nicely deep and rich, and shadow detail seemed good. The same goes for the film's Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack, though I don't feel any similar forms of regret about that grade. The soundfield itself seems about what you'd expect for this kind of dramatic film.