Karry Best movie of this year hands down!

Redwarmin This movie is the proof that the world is becoming a sick and dumb place

Dynamixor The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

Cooktopi The acting in this movie is really good.

dane-70 It's very amusing to see "musicians" complain about the "playing" of the actors (even going so far as to deride the Nina character, who, as was pointed out by one reviewer, is in fact a member of the Brentano Quartet and the only musician in the cast). I have sad news for you: the actors who play gangsters on TV are not real gangsters. Those who play doctors are often not doctors. And not all those who play soldiers or policemen are real either (and sometimes, SHOCK! they don't even appear on screen in regulation hair style). I've even heard (although I don't know for sure) that actors who play lovers on screen are not lovers in real life, and that the things they say to each other are not what you and I say to our lovers. As Tony Soprano says to his son about The Godfather: "A.J. It's a MOVIE."

bob the moo It was the cast list that attracted me to this film and really I knew little else about it than this and the title. The plot sees a string quartet struggling with the news that one of them must draw his career to an end as he faces a fight with Parkinson's; this leads to changes, confrontations and challenges within the tight-knit group, their families and acquaintances.If my very basic plot summary sounds a bit soapy then that is almost certainly because the film has the air about it – it is very much a NYC melodrama featuring the interconnecting relationships of a small group of Manhattan artists. There is illness and questions of mortality, there is a marriage in trouble due to many things which manifest themselves in temptation to affairs, and there are other sexual and professional tensions which bubble over with the slightest bit of help. It is a narrative that really doesn't do much that you don't expect and it is one that plays it out reasonably by the numbers; the classical number throughout gives it an air and edge that perhaps the actual content doesn't deserve but still, it is a decent film that is worth a look.The reason for that is the same which brought me to the film in the first place – the cast. We have famous names and faces here, but they are famous by virtue of being good – none of the main cast members are celebrities first and actors second. The most pleasingly surprising of them is Walken; I love the guy but he is a walking caricature of himself now, so it is good to not only see him doing a normal role, but to do it so well. He is not really the lead in the film as the lion's share is done by Hoffman and Keener, along with Ivanir making up the foursome. All are strong and it is necessary because their performances and the music is what saves the film from being a much lesser melodrama.In lesser hands this is what it could have been and, to be honest, even in this film it is a fine line at times. Mostly it works though – not ending up a brilliant film or even close, but a solid and balanced one thanks to the tone and the strong performances by a very able cast.

lunchboxwanderer This is easily the most pretentious movie of the year. Not one character is believable.How can anyone relate to this artsy fartsy pablum? Most people in the real world deal with these problems on a daily basis but don't have their stories dramatized.But since it's an elitist type deal, the hoity toity crowd, it gets high ratings on IMDb.Only dooches relate to this film, most likely the worst of the decade, due to how awfully snobby it is.If I had my way, I'd send 'The Sons of Anarchy' in to break this pupu up.Now that would be a great film. These snooty tooty people getting their behinds kicked by a biker gang.You add Jason Statham to the mix and you've gotta a good film...as long as he's drinking a Schlitz tall boy at the beginning of every scene.

juanmlleras This is one of the most beautiful movies I have seen lately. Beautiful photography, a finely crafted plot and a superb ensemble of actors and behind- the - scenes musicians. Two actors carry the weight of the drama on their excellent and proved performance capabilities. Philip Seymour Hoffman the second violin of the Fugue Quartet, and Christopher Walken as the cellist and oldest member. Although the film centers around the performance of Beethoven's No. 131 String Quartet, the core of this movie is about human relations. This movie is not for the guy or girl who loves only high adrenaline + special effects flick. This movie is for people who like theater and old style drama. A bonus for the viewer is the magnificent and moving music by Beethoven, and Korngold. If you love classical music as I do, this film is a rare and precious jewel.