My initial draw to this movie was Patti LuPone and this is definitely worth a watch for her involvement alone. She plays a crazy, old witch who talks to an empty bird cage and has "the voice of a thousand suns". I was VERY surprised at how well done this movie was. The supporting cast, while not big name stars, are all incredible. Every character is believeable and fits into the story well. The plot is very good and presents a really interesting world for us to visit. I found myself completely involved in the journey.
There are a few negatives though. My biggest problem is that Patti LuPone only sings one song at the VERY end of the movie and throughout the only 'songs' or 'music' we get is ohhs/ahhs and humming. Even in the 'song Spinner' itself, it's only odd voices and not an actual song. For a movie with the premise of returning music to a country, I wanted a lot more music. The other big negative was that I found the plot to get a little muddled and weighed down by some of its own rules at times, but still a great story nonetheless.
There are a few negatives though. My biggest problem is that Patti LuPone only sings one song at the VERY end of the movie and throughout the only 'songs' or 'music' we get is ohhs/ahhs and humming. Even in the 'song Spinner' itself, it's only odd voices and not an actual song. For a movie with the premise of returning music to a country, I wanted a lot more music. The other big negative was that I found the plot to get a little muddled and weighed down by some of its own rules at times, but still a great story nonetheless.