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Music

2021

Sia

Kate Hudson, Maddie Ziegler, Leslie Odom Jr., Hector Elizondo ...

3.9

238

Musical. Drama Zu is newly sober when she receives news that she is to become the sole guardian of her half-sister named Music, a young girl on the autism spectrum. The film explores two of Sia's favorite themes finding your voice and creating family.

	Author	Review
United States	Chris Willman Variety	"Taken from moment to moment, with some enjoyable ones along the way, 'Music' is not the complete disaster its four-year stint in the can would suggest. But in the last stages, it’s not doing itself that many favors"	NEU
United States	Richard Lawson Vanity Fair	"A messy, misguided debut film (...) 'Music' is a song best left unplayed—spare your ears, your mind, and your heart the trouble."	NEG
United Kingdom	Luke Buckmaster The Guardian	"[It] lacks coherence and authenticity (...) A hodge-podge of giddy numbers and narrative tropes, and its star, Maddie Ziegler, lacks credibility (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEG
Australia	Stephen A Russell Time Out Australia	"Sia’s robust response to the criticism and the resulting controversy are sadly the most interesting things about the movie (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEG
United Kingdom	Tim Grierson Screendaily	"The real issue is how 'Music' cheapens the condition, turning it into a plot obstacle so that the abled hero can find redemption (...) Hudson does solid work with her cliched character"	NEU
Australia	Jake Wilson Sydney Morning Herald	"A baffling fiasco (...) Sia's 'Music' leaves you wondering what anyone was thinking (…) Rating: ★½ (out of 5)"	NEG
United States	David Ehrlich IndieWire	"Why? It’s a question that almost every baffling minute of Sia’s ill-conceived 'Music' inspires you to ask in some form or another"	NEG
United States	Michael Ordoña Los Angeles Times	"While the movie is hit and miss, under the rookie’s direction, several veteran actors still turn in solid work."	NEU
United States	Johnny Oleksinski New York Post	"Sia’s first film is unwatchable and offensive (...) Catastrophic lack of judgment marring every frame of her freshman feature (...) Rating: 0 (out of 4)"	NEG
United States	Matt Zoller Seitz rogerebert.com	"It often seems to lack common sense, and that paradoxically makes it feel insincere and hollow even when it's trying its best to beguile us with its artistry and compassion (…) Rating: ★½ (out of 4)"	NEG

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