Begin Again (Blu-ray)

Music is catchy, characters likeable, and a story where everyone is okay at the end.

This was a wonderful movie with a fantastic cast. I have recently become quite a fan of Mark Ruffalo, so that was what initially drew me to the movie. This was a great story with good music, excellent acting, good character development and growth, and a story that kept my attention all the way through. I was curious to see how Adam Levine would do as an actor and, although he played a musician so parts of it weren't that much of a stretch, I thought he did a great job. I would definitely recommend this movie to friends.

Five stars may seem a bit much for this movie. For me it earns all five easily because it's a movie I can watch again & again & Begin Again. The music is really good & I like Keira Knightly's voice & this was her movie in which she sang, No, her voice isn't polished or trained as you would expect from a professional singer. But that keeps with the storyline of the movie. In the story she's always been a song writer "for my pleasure" as she puts it. Her performance is believable, in this role it's easy to forget who SHE is. That's the highest compliment I can give an actor. When I really think about it each performance is completely believable. Even Adam Levine is actually pretty good especially considering this was his 1st acting role. Mark Ruffalo is always good & this role is no exception. Finally, Hailee Steinfeld is also very good. So good in fact that I watched the movie several times & never realized she had a starring role in True Grit. Another excellent movie I really like. The Blue Ray has the songs in a music video format which is great because now I don't need to buy the soundtrack. Thanks for reading, I hope you enjoy this movie as much as I do.