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Begin Again

2013

John Carney

Keira Knightley, Mark Ruffalo, Hailee Steinfeld, Adam Levine ...

6.8

26,816

Drama. Romance College sweethearts Greta (Keira Knightley) and Dave (Adam Levine) are songwriting partners who move to New York after he lands a deal with a major label. When he strays, heartbroken Greta considers moving back home to Britain. Before she leaves, she's spotted on stage by a down-on-his-luck record producer and former music business executive (Mark Ruffalo) who recognizes her musical talent and opens up an entire world of possibility for both of them. [+]

	Author	Review
United States	David Rooney The Hollywood Reporter	"The film's quiet pleasures creep up on you (...) Lovely chemistry between Knightley and Ruffalo enriches their many scenes together"	POS
United States	Kevin Jagernauth IndieWire	""Can A Song Save Your Life?" is a rhetorical question in the grand scheme of a film that offers little stakes (...) this a 'Song' that's decent enough on a first listen, but won't have you hitting replay immediately afterward."	NEU
United States	Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly	"An unapologetically sincere movie that is modeled on the beautiful, almost desperate sincerity of the music-movie that put Carney on the map: 'Once'"	POS
United States	Claudia Puig USA Today	"Ruffalo and Knightley make an engaging pair of colleagues and their musical adventure together results in an enchanting, gently funny and occasionally poignant story (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of four)"	POS
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"It's rare to find a movie that uses music to define love without sentimentalizing it. But 'Begin Again' (...) is a wonderfully appealing exception (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of four)"	POS
United States	Kyle Smith New York Post	"If 'Once' was a bracing blast of cool spring water, 'Begin Again' is a can of Fanta. If 'Once' was a piano, 'Begin Again' is a keytar. If 'Once' was Otis Redding, 'Begin Again' is Bruno Mars (...) Rating: ★★ (out of four)"	NEU

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