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Begin Again
Directed by
John Carney
R
2014
1h 44m
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A chance encounter between a down-and-out music business executive, and a young singer songwriter new to Manhattan, turns into a promising collaboration between the two talents.
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Cast of Begin Again
Mark Ruffalo
Dan Mulligan
Keira Knightley
Gretta James
Adam Levine
Dave Kohl
Hailee Steinfeld
Violet Mulligan
Catherine Keener
Miriam Hart
James Corden
Steve
Yasiin Bey
Saul
Aya Cash
Jenny
Maddie Corman
Phillis
Karen Pittman
Business Woman
Paul Romero
Bartender
Andrew Sellon
Christian Father
Ed Renninger
Barman
Eric Burton
Singer Songwriter 2
Marco Assante
Marco
Mary Catherine Garrison
Jill
Jen Jacob
Dave Fangirl
Rob Morrow
CEO
Jennifer Li Jackson
Mim
Ian Brodsky
Malcolm
Begin Again Ratings & Reviews
Christianity Today
Alissa Wilkinson
Begin Again is the best sort of summer movie, with great performances and a solid core. It's clearly a work that comes from love shared by people who enjoyed making it, and that makes it fun for us to watch out in the audience, too.
Grantland
Wesley Morris
The trouble with this movie -- aside from its lack of visual wonder and musical shape -- is that you don't trust its priorities.
The New Yorker
David Denby
Another sappy but engaging musical fable from the Irish writer and director John Carney, who made "Once."
ChristyLemire.com
Christy Lemire
The wholesome, hopeful, let's-put-on-a-show enthusiasm may sound hokey but it's actually infectiously joyful. At the same time, Carney roughs up the edges just enough to make this fairy tale seem somewhat accessible and realistic.
Us Weekly
Mara Reinstein
This soulful outing is sure to please music lovers. And isn't that everyone?
Chicago Sun-Times
Bruce Ingram
You can't really blame writer-director John Carney for trying, but despite a few very nice moments, this bigger, slicker follow-up mostly argues that Once should have been enough.
Chicago Reader
J. R. Jones
Its soft-rock bonhomie [prevails] over a story that often registers as trite or naive.
Film Comment Magazine
Steven Mears
Part of the problem is the change of location; what seemed enchanting in Dublin feels twee in New York.
The Atlantic
Christopher Orr
The movie is moderately obsessed with the ideal of authenticity, which is a rather awkward position to champion given that it is a calculatedly more-commercial, less-authentic variation of a film, Once, that Carney had already made.
Arizona Republic
Bill Goodykoontz
The cast is, to a person, so likable and chummy that you want everyone to succeed. And the songs are hook-laden, easygoing numbers that are genuinely enjoyable.
Austin Chronicle
William Goss
It's no Once - hell, it's not even Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist - but if one is willing to accept the poppy indulgence of it all, Begin Again is equally easy on the eyes and ears. In other words, it's the Maroon 5 of movies.
Vanity Fair
Richard Lawson
There is an air of fantasy to the film, but there's far less cheap sentimentality than one might expect.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Joe Williams
Doggedly indie but unpretentious, "Begin Again" is one of the best movies I've seen about the music industry and the ways it changes people whose paths diverge.
Dallas Morning News
Chris Vognar
Begin Again is corny, improbable and generally a great deal of fun.
Detroit News
Tom Long
"Begin Again" sets out to be a feel-good movie and, despite such obvious intentions, it thoroughly succeeds.
Philadelphia Inquirer
Steven Rea
Can a song save your life? And can an impossibly mushy, mawkish movie make you feel good? The answer to the second question, anyway, is yes.
Movie Mom
Nell Minow
Carney is wonderful at evoking the joy of music, its healing powers, and the way it connects us to each other and the universe.
Washington Post
Ann Hornaday
"Begin Again" may not always swing, but it makes up for that in sincerity and a welcome willingness to ambush expectations.
Boston Globe
Ty Burr
"Begin Again" is pleasantly predictable if you're in an undemanding mood. If you're not, it's unbearable, like hearing a treasured folk song given a Hot 97 makeover.
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle
Carney is on to something in "Begin Again," some handle on a particular truth he's exploring, and he remains faithful to it through the finish.
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