Trailer better than the film
Schmaltzy and impossible. Good performance by Robin Williams, but the three leads (Highmore, Russell and Rhys-Myers) do little more than radiate their looks in wide-eyed, wistful or angst-driven poses. The dialog is often inarticulate and pointless. No child could make those sounds on a guitar so immediately and easily. I did like that the film managed to convey the joy and connecting properties in music, but it was obviously trying to push emotional buttons rather than tell a believable story.