Release Date:  April 24, 2009                                  Rating:  4 out of 5 STARS!!

Genre:   Drama, Music, Biography                          Director:  Joe Wright

Cast:  Robert Downey, Jr., Jamie Foxx, Catherine Keener, Justin Martin, Meggan Anderson, Halbert Bernal, and more.

Music is interpretative like the mind, it can have the power to transport you to another world like that of a good book and make you feel things the way you never have before. The musician in this piece is obsessed with his love of musical instruments and how they drown out life, people, noises, emotional shortcomings, tragedy in his life, and people judging his efforts.  It's like he is drowning and the only thing that can save him is the beautiful instrument that he cares for more than himself.

He makes love to the music and it becomes his awakening, his comfort, his everything, his life....only in this moment does he feel the calm in his head and with his surroundings.  This film is moving, thought-provoking, and inspiring.  It connects with the audience and shows a very real and human side to others, especially those lives you might not have encountered.

My only complaint is that it tends to drag along in some areas.  I think this movie is a must see....Jamie Fox and Robert Downey, Jr. are talented and give powerful Oscar-worthy performances!