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The creator of the Irish indie hit “Once” comes to Hollywood to try something suspiciously similar with “Begin Again”.
Chris, Ed and Elliott all decide whether this tale of a rock-bottoming-out record exec (Mark Ruffalo) who discovers life, love and all that gooshy stuff through his promotion of a new talent (Keira Knightley) hits all the right notes or is tone deaf. The film also has the first theatrical acting performance of Adam Levine, and also features Cee-Lo Green as more or less himself. So, you know, there’s that. It is possible that this is much better than it sounds, I realize, as I read my own words and see that they aren’t exactly making a great case for the film. You’ll have to listen to find out…