Begin Again

Netflix DVD – they rated it at an uncharacteristically high 4.6 for me, high for a romantic comedy, a genre I don’t tend to look for. That said, I’ve seen quite a few that I do like. This one I gave 4 stars, it was fun to watch, but certainly not a great movie. The general audience gave it only 3.5 stars, so with a 4.6 prediction for me, I figured it was “my kind of weird”.

I was surprised that Keira Knightley could sing, and she did a great job of acting as well. Mark Ruffalo did a good job, playing an unappealing guy in desperate need of a shave and a shower. I

Begin Again movie poster

was surprised that they didn’t [SPOILERS] make some sort of romantic connection between Ruffalo and Knightley, though perhaps their ages are far enough apart that they didn’t think it would work well. There was one part where they were saying goodbye and she gave him a long look, almost like there was going to be a kiss but they both decided it wasn’t going to be a good idea. The songs in the movie were quite good, and I see now that the movie poster that I just inserted here might be more of a soundtrack album cover.

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