Titreenp SERIOUSLY. This is what the crap Hollywood still puts out?

Ameriatch One of the best films i have seen

MoPoshy Absolutely brilliant

Stoutor It's not great by any means, but it's a pretty good movie that didn't leave me filled with regret for investing time in it.

TxMike My wife and I watched this movie on Amazon streaming. While it appears to be a fictional story the science of using music to activate regions of the brain is real.Gabriel is born into a typical 1940s/1950s family with post-WW2 values. Work hard, study hard, eat dinner together, do family things. But Gabriel didn't fit easily into this mold, in fact he was more interested in music, like the group "The Grateful Dead". It blew up one evening in the late 1960s and Gabriel left home, just before he finished high school and pretty much lost contact with his family.Flash to the late mid 1980s and the family gets a call, Gabriel is hospitalized, turns out he has a very large, slow-growing benign tumor in his brain. Surgery is successful but Gabriel is different, he can't really carry on a conversation and can't seem to form new memories.A therapist gets involved and uses music, specifically the music that Gabriel identified with over the years, like The Dead, The Beatles, Bob Dylan, and each time as the music starts Gabriel becomes animated, he carries on intelligent conversations, it is as if the music activates deep memories in his brain. And ultimately the family, especially his dad, is able to reconnect with him through the music which never stopped.Really good movie but a bit sad in certain scenes. Good acting from the principals, J.K. Simmons as dad, British actress Cara Seymour as the mom, and Pucci Lou as Gabriel.

roland-scialom The story reveals an important fact: the relationship between music and the brain. More precisely, the fact that in our brain there exists a domain of memories connected to music, i.e, memories of many subjects (including music) which can be accessed through music and not only through words and/or concepts (relationships). Gabriel lost part of his brain because of a tumor and is not able to interact with people because his brain fails to make the necessary connections to understand what people expect from him. Yet, hearing music, he succeeds to retrieve many of his memories related to the music he hears. The part of the story which hard to believe is how much Gabriel's father was narrow minded (considering that they were living in New York) and the fact that after Gabriel quit his family house, his parents made no attempt to bring him back home, no matter where he would have gone. I would never do this with any one of my children. Any way, the last scenes - when the father succeeds to connect strongly to his son via music - are very moving because it's a kind of resurrection for both. The film is good, the actors competent, and it made me weep at the end. It deserves to be seen for sure.

KineticSeoul In a way our memories and our experiences play a part in who we are. Thus people, objects or even music can bring back those memories that gave us those times that we can sometimes reminisce about. This is one of those very subtle and mellow movie that progresses very slowly. But if your one of those audiences that has the patience to hold on. There is a chance you might enjoy and take away something from this film. I have to admit some parts seemed a bit tedious and slow for me. And maybe even kind of boring. But after sitting through this heartfelt story, I didn't regret the experience. It's one of the good low budget indie films out there. Anyone who has a bit of patience and had a bond between parents or a loved one can probably relate with some areas of this film. It's about connection and past events through music and how it can play a factor in putting together a broken bond. I probably won't be seeing this one again. But for a first time through, it's a film that will probably stick with some audiences for quite a while. J.K. Simmons was good and believable playing the uptight father of the family that builds a bigger perspective as the story progresses.7.7/10

antagonick this one is the best movie i saw in the last 2 years or so. thanks god my girlfriend wasn't here to see me cry. all in this movie is great:the characters, the story, the interpretation, even the bitter sweet ending. i usually don't tend to express my opinion towards a movie but this one made me share the way i felt about it with others. so, if you really want to see a touching movie, one which makes you proud for being a gods creation capable of such feelings you should watch it.p.s. 1.despite my numerous references to "God" i'm not a religious people at all 2. don't forget the napkins