Fresh
A wounded and hopeful take on generation gaps and the wider, nearly unbridgeable chasms created by neurological disaster.
Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post
The Music Never Stopped
No matter how lost you are, music can bring you home.
2011 · 1h 45m · PG
Drama
Directed by
Jim Kohlberg
Overview
Henry struggles to bond with his estranged son, Gabriel, who suffers from a brain tumor that prevents him from forming new memories. With Gabriel unable to shed the beliefs and interests that caused their physical and emotional distance, Henry must learn to embrace his son's choices and try to connect with him through music.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
65%
Tomatometer
Rotten
A medley of "Memento," "The King's Speech" and "Hair," "The Music Never Stopped" is sentimental pop packaged as a profound rock opera.
Joe Williams, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Fresh
The sentiments are real without succumbing to exaggerated sentimentality, thanks in large part to that big lovable lug, J.K. Simmons.
Ted Fry, Seattle Times
Rotten
Kohlberg is determined to manipulate your emotions; he succeeds.
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Fresh
It's sentimental, yet so honest and eccentric that it rises above schmaltz.
Ty Burr, Boston Globe
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