Nowadays it's very rare I want more of a film, but in the end, I think I wanted just a little more from "Begin Again". It starts with a down-and-out indy record exec (Dan, played by Mark Ruffalo) stumbling across a somewhat put-upon performance at open-mic night by Gretta (Kiera Knightley), and between her stripped down performance of her original song, and Dan's inner ear for song production, he is inspired to create music once again, and Gretta's own recent heartbreak fuels some of her songwriting.
So the pair gathers up a band and records out in the open on the streets of New York City. I wanted more of these outdoor recording sessions, it felt really lively and organic, and seeing how music was bringing together some of the characters was not overplayed, but just had a familial undercurrent buoying its composition.
If you're a fan of "Once", you'll probably be a fan of "Begin Again" (same director, James Carney, for both films).
I give it 3 stars, or a grade of B.
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