Paul Rudd plays an affable musician whose dreams of being a rock star are relegated to performing in a wedding band. By chance encounter, he meets a struggling former boy band member (Nick Jonas), whose impromptu jam sesh leads them to clashing over the ownership of a song. Like the rest of John Carney's music-driven filmography, it's a charmingly Irish comedy-drama with original songs and raw, honest performances that are enjoyable to the end.
3½ hit singles out of 5
This is the exact situation that Robbie Williams found himself in, right?
ReplyDeletePretty much spot-on. I didn't read about it until after the fact, but somehow that makes it even better.
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