Hearts Beat Loud
Published December 7, 2018
Film info
- Title Hearts Beat Loud
- Director Brett Haley
- Year 2018
- Run time 1hr 37m
- Genres Drama, Family, Comedy, Music
- Tagline Music runs in the family
When a father-daughter music act becomes an overnight success, the two embark on a journey of love, family and self-discovery through their music.
Live blog
| Time | Comment |
|---|---|
| 2:22 | Eeek, Amazon music. |
| 4:55 | Need a bag that you can just fit an impromptu record purchase into. |
| 9:24 | “By which I mean, I’m very proud of your work ethic.” |
| 11:50 | See that’s the bit I can’t do. Messing around is one thing. Repeating it when you find something? Impossible. |
| 14:26 | Too early in the film for a Backstreet Boys reference! |
| 17:22 | Envious of their studio and instruments and talent. But otherwise fine. |
| 19:38 | TED! |
| 27:04 | What the hell is a whoopie pie? |
| 29:29 | “We’re the real deal kiddo.” Cute! |
| 29:58 | Is step four of his action plan… profit? |
| 35:53 | How can she possibly tell if he’s cheerful or not? |
| 38:16 | Oh god, Mr C is going to want a sampler now. |
| 45:27 | “When life hands you conundrums, you turn them into art.” |
| 56:32 | Slice of realism from the teenager. |
| 58:37 | $62,000?? How is that possible? |
| 1:09:56 | It’s so quiet, the end of his store. |
| 1:20:00 | Loving the tunes but her mic technique sucks. |
| 1:30:24 | As usual, Ms Collette underused. |
Conclusions
Really lovely film, this one. A beautiful little indie work featuring the wonderful Nick Offerman. I liked that his character had plenty of challenges to work through, and had his moments of sadness, but it wasn’t a morose film, there was a lot to like and be happy about.
Of course, the music was brilliant and the studio was envy-making. I even cared about the fate of the record shop, even though I don’t really care about vinyl.
There was nothing to dislike about this one, I just recommend it in every way.
Rating: 5/5.
Rating: 5 / 5