Song One

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Song One

PG-13

Released Jan 23, 2015

1h 28m

Romance

Musical

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After a terrible accident puts her brother in a coma, a graduate student (Anne Hathaway) travels to New York to see him and subsequently becomes involved with the musician (Johnny Flynn) her brother idolized.

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Song One has plenty of earnest charm, but that isn't enough to overcome its slight, familiar story.

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Peter Travers

Rolling Stone

Despite the delicate shadings Hathaway brings to the role, Song One moves inexorably from wan to wearying.

Rated: 1.5/4

Jan 29, 2015

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Mary Houlihan

Chicago Sun-Times

There are no real surprises here, just lives played out quietly and succinctly under the seductive spell of music.

Jan 23, 2015

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Susan Wloszczyna

RogerEbert.com

In her feature debut, writer/director Kate Barker-Froyland tends to tiptoe away from the dramatic high notes that audiences often crave and comes up a stanza or two short from a fulfilling resolution.

Rated: 2/4

Jan 23, 2015

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Kevin Harley

Radio Times

Mistaking slight for subtle, Barker-Froyland fails to hit the emotional notes needed to make this icky fling sing.

Rated: 2/5

Feb 24, 2022

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Nicholas Bell

IONCINEMA.com

One can languish in the strumming of melancholy inspiring folk music only for so long before this feels like a crutch that takes the place of material lacking in the narrative.

Rated: 1.5/5

Jul 18, 2019

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Jason Francis Johnson

The New Paper (Singapore)

Newcomer Johnny Flynn is the shining star of this rather mesmerising music movie that hits the right notes.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 20, 2017

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Eye C

I didn’t like it. It’s not interesting at all.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

08/27/24

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Júlíanna H

I loved it. A slow pace, very down to earth intimate, the music was really good and it made me feel all kinds of feelings.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

08/22/24

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Audience Member

Very subdued movie, where good actors seem to have been directed into portraying, bland characters who lack zest.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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Audience Member

Storia non particolarmente originale che comunque nella prima parte si fa gradire, prima di spegnersi progressivamente in un finale apatico. Nonostante l'imbarazzante taglio di capelli, Anne Hathaway spicca per la sua capacità. specie rispetto al monocromatico Flynn. Ciò che veramente risalta invece è la musica, varia ed originale per tutto il film, spesso copre una trama piatta e dalle poche sfumature variando meravigliosamente di genere ed atmosfere.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/12/23

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The entire film i felt two things. 1. Anne hathaway looked like she was in a kidnapped situation n tolerating her captors to give them what they want for her own safety. 2. Why does every song sound the same. Agonizingly so. Every song in the movie expresses long syllable to prevent a lack of idea n expression. Only to express these long syllables in a overly emotional way that makes me want to smash my speakers. Then the sex scene.. wtf?! This is about a guy who wants to make music, gets hit by a car, n is in a coma. Why is there a sex scene?! AN overly aggressive n vivid sex scene. The movie made me think it was a satire/dark humor/ mock film. I found myself hoping the kid died so he wouldnt have to wake up to the travesty of his sister sleeping with some musician that may or may not have stolen the kids song. Or the kid stole the other guys song. Idk. Idc. Im a musician. Which is the only reason i related to the movie and it was funny. Honest. And disappointing. Kinda like when your grandpa is disappointed in you but you dont really care till you recognize a truth of life.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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steve d

Far more interested in making music than a compelling story.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Synopsis

After a terrible accident puts her brother in a coma, a graduate student (Anne Hathaway) travels to New York to see him and subsequently becomes involved with the musician (Johnny Flynn) her brother idolized.

Director: Kate Barker-Froyland
Producer: Marc Platt, Jonathan Demme, Anne Hathaway, Christopher Woodrow, Molly Conners, Adam Shulman
Screenwriter: Kate Barker-Froyland
Distributor: The Film Arcade, Cinedigm
Production Co: Worldview Entertainment
Rating: PG-13 (Brief Language|A Scene of Sexuality)
Genre: Romance, Musical
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 23, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 30, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $20.2K
Runtime: 1h 28m

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