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Film: Begin Again

It was fine. I'd watch Ruffalo do most anything - the guy is a great actor. Nowadays, I notice the little things he does to make the character alive even when he's not talking or otherwise active. The times I laughed most in the film were little odd things his character did that were clearly not scripted and were probably throwaway gestures on certain takes. He tries his best to make up for a movie with a fairly low overall emotional intelligence. And it was so soft. They cast some real-life music people like Adam Levine, who when his face comes on the screen makes one want to turn away and check email. Good lord, it takes someone with negative screen presence to demonstrate the value of photogenicity. Speaking of, Kiera Knightly is in the film and she certainly has the face. But she's a mixed bag for me - she seems to choose an awful lot of lame roles - she must have a sympathy for British/Irish directors or settings.