Michael's Movie Grade: B
A very charming but familiar feel-good movie.
In this film, a down on his luck American drummer takes a job in Korea playing for a TV show about finding the next K-Pop star. Unexpectedly this results in him meeting the son, who is one of the constants, he never knew he had.
The storyline of this movie doesn't do anything we haven't seen before, and you always know exactly what is going to happen next. However, despite this the movie is simply very charming. Much of this comes from the father son relationship. This relationship is just incredibly sweet and heartwarming. You can see both of them growing as a person, the more time they spend together. The father becomes more mature and less selfish, the more time they are together. Meanwhile the son becomes more confident and willing to put himself out there. All of this feels very real and natural. The chemistry between Anderson .Paak (who also directed and co-wrote the movie (as well as written some of the songs)) and Soul Rasheed is simply phenomenal making you never doubt that you are really looking at a father and son. I found the moments in which they shared the screen simply warmed my heart.
Add to this some good music (Earth, Wind and Fire even appear in the film), funny moments and a good supporting cast and you simply have a charming movie.
Yes, this may be incredibly predictable and familiar, but it is also a real charmer.
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