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Proof that they can still make great movies


If they want. Phenomenal movie.

Oh, and not a woke moment in this whole thing.

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I was actually interested in this film, but sort of steered clear.

You say there's no wokeness in the film? I think I will add it to my watchlist then.

Thanks for the info.

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no woke? the guy is not white . thats full on libtard commie woke right there, a white guy could have had that role. i for one will be boycotting!

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Oh? To be honest I hadn't noticed.

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just goes to show maybe so called 'woke' aint so bad then 😂

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Uh-oh, that's male sexism! It should be girlcotting for a change... :-)

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I enjoyed it and Paul Raci’s performance is superb, but I found it just a little underwhelming as a whole, a little cliched. Definitely worth a watch though.

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What did you find cliched about it?

I thought the film had many unexpected turns. It seemed like the director intentionally tried to stay clear of cliches.

Even the concept of the movie - a drummer going deaf - seems kinda original.

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Perhaps cliched wasn’t the best word... but I did find something familiar about many of the story tropes - cocky artist stricken with disability, the relationship with the girlfriend, the initially rocky but developing rapport with the mentor figure, the scenes with the cute kids etc. As I said, Raci was blinding - he and the superb sound design are award-worthy, but I don’t think anything else truly stood out. An interesting film, though.

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Perhaps you're right. I have to admit I was very surprised when .. *spoiler*... He visited his girlfriend at the end and she was living with her dad, not an old boyfriend like I expected.

Agree that the sound design was superb, and the acting top-notch.

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The best thing about this film is the lack of clichés in a type of film that can so easily abuse clichés

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Who is they? I take it you don't watch many foreign films, because countries like South Korea and Japan are regularly churning out masterpieces.

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