ThiefHott
Too much of everything
Protraph
Lack of good storyline.
Maleeha Vincent
It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.
mylesjongordon
~~~STORY~~~Eva is a mentally unstable teenage girl, and finds that the only way to soothe herself is song writing. When she finds out about her musical talent, she escapes the hospital that she's in and stumbles across James in a nightclub. The two form a friendship and then Eva meets Cassie, who James mentors for guitar. They all decide to form a band.~~~STORY REVIEW~~~The story, on the surface, is really good. Each scenario leading up to the band's formation is convincing and pretty realistic. Even during the band's "active" days, it's a somewhat convincing story. The ending.... yeah no. The ending really didn't do much for me at all, and left me with a feeling of "oh, that's it?". Pretty good story overall.~~~MUSIC~~~Stuart Murdoch (director and writer for GHTG) is a songwriter. He's written songs for Belle and Sebastian for around 3 decades, so it's no surprise that the songs in this film are top class, and reflect Stuart's obvious ability to write songs, even in the unfamiliar environment for writing for movies.~~~CAST~~~I've been following GHTG since around 2009, when the soundtrack with the original characters came out with. The voices in these were good singing voices, but I wasn't sure how the voices would be able to act.Stuart Murdoch also probably thought this and got new members for the cast. Emily Browning plays Eve, the main character. A pretty nice casting option if I'm honest. She fits the character pretty well and has a nice singing voice, and fits the film's vibe pretty well, holding strong in the sad and the happy parts of the film. Pretty convincing character.Olly Alexander plays James. Again, a nice casting choice, with a nice singing voice and fits the hipster vibe of the film pretty well. Nothing to complain about here.Now, seems good doesn't it? Well, let me get to f***ing Hannah Murray. Her voice is the most irritating thing I've ever heard in my life. She can't sing and all of her dialog and her scenes are ruined by her irritating voice. It's a shame that the main characters couldn't be all good.~~~CONCLUSION~~~This film is certainly great. Blank out Hannah Murray's voice, and you get some great songs out of it (wouldn't expect less from Stuart Murdoch) and a pretty feel-good vibe. It's overall a pretty nice romance/music film, although the ending just is kinda............... eh. Lazy and rushed ending just kinda ruins it a bit for me.
alyazifawaz83
This is a classic to be. Beautiful story with beautiful songs. The characters were realistic and brought light to the movie. I would call this a simple piece with outstanding performances. I personally ADORED this movie and gave it a 10 out of 10. I was smiling the whole time and i was actually touched by the events. And the actors did an amazing job, and the production was just on point. This is a movie that has to be watched because it is without a doubt perfection. It has to be recognized more often. The songs alone were brilliant. I couldn't wait to be done with the movie and download them. The singing was impressive, and instantly fell in love with Emily Browning's voice. Sure the songs isn't everyone's jam but for people who likes this sorta thing it is quite enjoyable. Overall, i will be watching this film again.
zif ofoz
What's not to like about this twee movie? The story is the songs brought to life by the twee singers themselves. I found the film charming and naive.Eve, James, and Cassie seem to have way too much time on their hands. Eve, (with an eating problem) is in and out of a clinic and finds writing songs helps her emotionally. Eve, James, and Cassie are all musically oriented, so they form a band. Eve, gets a big break and off to London she goes.This is just simple young people living the dream, and we get to watch their happiness, confusion, pain. They are very much 'in season' for their age and tomorrow it will be different for them. And you get to hear some pretty good songs! Stuart Murdoch kept it a consistent format.
solidforger
Twee movie in which three job-less kids in their tweens engage in naive dialogue that may or may not include dancing and singing while delivering the occasional witty line.Better yet, three twee kids in their tweens come of age and get friendzoned while doing other random stuff.Also, enjoyable twee music all around and great fashion show. Glasgonian accents are all over the place, which accidentally makes the film more twee than expected.Watch this if you don't mind some twee in your life. Otherwise, avoid and never mind that Belle & Sebastian band.
