Jenny Coleman

I found this on Netflix and watched it, not expecting too much and some of the scenes I thought were kind of boring (like the roommate scene, and the scenes with Charlie's friends and honestly, even the old woman and Barlow's mom...I just wasn't emotionally invested in anyone besides Zander, Barlow and Charlie), and some of the movie was slightly cheesy with some cringy dialogue and over-kill BUT there was some serious mind-blowing stuff going on!! The slow dance between Zander and Barlow while Charlie plays and the final scene were something of STRAIGHT MAGIC. I have watched the ending maybe twenty times now, just blown away by the emotion and the editing and the music and the visuals, and the way that it is perfectly in sync to make a fricking masterpiece! I LOVE that the whole final production was just Charlie's music in the flesh and that he was actually a main character even though he wasn't even dancing. The actors were so handsome/beautiful and whoever cast these people did a PERFECT job, especially with Barlow, who danced amazingly! Also, the actor that played Charlie played his own piano which is SERIOUSLY INCREDIBLE!!! If I had made this movie I would have toned down the "extra" characters and focused more on the developing romance between Charlie and Barlow but seriously, there was some truly great stuff going on here and even though there were some less desirable parts, the better parts overshadow those and this move gets logged away as "historical" in my book!

There is some serious chemistry between the actors that play Isi and Ossi and when that is combined with their excellent acting (both German and English), a plot that wasn't straight up idiotic like most romantic comedies, and music that makes you dance in your chair, you get a first rate movie. Predictable? Sure. (What romance movie isn't?) But predictability is done with incredible style here, and it has created a movie worth watching over and over again. I wish Netflix (or anyone, for that matter) could make more romance movies like this. Also, for those of you that watched it solely in English, I recommend going back and watching it in German, as well. A little bit is lost with the voice-over, especially when grandpa is rapping, and the original language has a bit more magic to it. (Although, the English was really quite good.)