SummaryAfter her musician brother Henry (Ben Rosenfield) is injured and hospitalized in a coma following a car accident, Franny (Anne Hathaway), an archaeologist, returns home and begins to use his notebook as a guide to how his life has evolved in her absence. Franny seeks out the musicians and artists Henry loved and meets James Forester (Johnny Flynn... Read More
Directed By:Kate Barker-Froyland
Written By:Kate Barker-Froyland
Song One
Metascore
Mixed or Average
48
User score
Generally Favorable
6.5
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
48
26% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
70% Mixed
16 Reviews
16 Reviews
4% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Jan 21, 2015
75
It’s not quite “Once,” but Song One, featuring original music by Jenny Lewis and Johnathan Rice, captures a similar, unselfconscious beauty in the way music can make sense of big, ungainly emotions — as James puts it, “for three to five whole minutes.”
Feb 2, 2015
63
Song One burns with genuine sentiment, charismatic actors, and good music. One wishes it were held together by something more than a series of moods.
Jan 27, 2014
58
Song One is well intentioned, well-shot and has its musical heart in the right place, but it often feels incredibly familiar, and the more contrived, credulity-straining moments don’t help.
Jan 22, 2015
50
This quirky film does the unexpected: It pours on the restraint, emphasizing the grit and making the romance as low key as possible. It’s an anti-romance romance.
Jan 27, 2014
50
The delicate drama is sweet and sincere but a tad thin to resonate.
Jan 22, 2015
40
There’s something icky about a life-threatening coma that serves no function except to engineer a meet-cute.
Jan 29, 2015
38
First-time filmmaker Kate Barker-Froyland trusts the silences that occur when two people aren't talking. That's a good thing. What's not so good is when the talk grows enervating.
User score
Generally Favorable
6.5
50% Positive
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
40% Mixed
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
10% Negative
1 Rating
1 Rating
Jul 9, 2015
10
I'm here only to say thank you , and that we (my wife&I) enjoyed your movie very much Mrs.Kate Barker-Froyland . Thank you Ms. Mary Steenburgen (sweetest sounding voice in Hollywood) .Thank you Ms. Anne Hathaway (grace and elegance befitting your name and talent) And thank you players and song writers. To the critics , glaze has covered your eyes , a fresh breeze may clear your clouded judgement's . what do I know ? maybe not much . Somewhere out there this story has or is playing out right now . Ms. Froyland has captured that . Dear metacritic pls forward this to them Gary
Production Company:
- Worldview Entertainment
- Lotus Entertainment (I)
- Marc Platt Productions
- Clinica Estetico
Release Date:Jan 23, 2015
Duration:1 h 26 m
Rating:PG-13
Tagline:A Moment Can Change Everything
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Awards
Sundance Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
