directed by Brett Haley
Today I have a very sweet production for you, so if you’re looking for a decent heart-melter (and not really cheesy), then that’s it. The film is about a special relationship between a father and a daughter. Frank Fisher (Nick Offerman) is a widower and the owner of Red Hook Records vinyl shop. His wife died in a bike accident. Since then, Frank has been raising Sam (Kiersey Clemons) on his own. The girl is ambitious, she wants to study medicine and soon she’s about to leave her family house. Except owning a music shop, Frank is also a former musician, but these days he’s just jam sessioning with his daughter from time to time. The girl has a huge talent for singing and making music, so Frank wishes her to follow in his steps. One day, Sam writes a song titled “Hearts Beat Loud” and they record it together with Frank. The song sounds so good that Frank, without telling his daughter, uploads it to Spotify. Some days later, when Sam is soon about to move to the West Coast, Frank hears their song in a café and finds out it’s become popular on the Internet. He tries to encourage Sam to start a band together, but the girl already has her own plans for the future. And the rest you will have to see. I like this film because it tackles several difficult topics in a smooth way. First is single parent and child relationship, then parents’ unfulfilled ambitions, then young people’s struggles with love, family and their future, and then also a bit of Frank’s midlife crisis. I bet you could name even more things that are presented in this production, but at least they aren’t tiring. I really enjoyed watching it and, even though it talks about quite complicated issues, it relaxed me. What a great option for Monday, isn’t it?
My rating: 6.5/10
S.
I have nothing to watch 