Raetsonwe Redundant and unnecessary.

Protraph Lack of good storyline.

Odelecol Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

Casey Duggan It’s sentimental, ridiculously long and only occasionally funny

jmc4769 This is a fluffy, feel-good movie about a midlife-crisis dad and his college-bound daughter who bond while recording three songs together over the summer after her high school graduation. The movie unfortunately wasn't as good as I thought it was going to be in the beginning. About 30 minutes of the running time is taken up with the two of them recording and performing their music, which leaves only about an hour of skimpy drama. The movie's biggest asset is character development, which kept me interested up to a point. But it drags in the middle due to a weak storyline and ends with a thud. None of the various subplots are adequately resolved, and some are completely abandoned.The filmmakers seem to be trying to recreate the charm of independent musical movies like Once. But it doesn't quite work. The acting is good but not great. As dad and daughter, Nick Offerman and Kiersey Clemons are appealing but not charismatic. The songs are catchy but forgettable. Not a bad way to spend an hour and a half though...as long as your expectations aren't too high.

Hellmant 'HEARTS BEAT LOUD': Four and a Half Stars (Out of Five)A comedy-drama music film about a record store owner and his daughter who experience the fame of having a song they wrote and recorded together go viral. It was directed by Brett Haley, and it was written by Haley and Marc Basch (the same duo performed the same duties on 2017's 'THE HERO'). The movie stars Nick Offerman, Kiersey Clemons, Toni Collette, Sasha Lane, Ted Danson and Blythe Danner. It's received mostly positive reviews from critics, and it's playing in indie theaters now (like Portland). I really enjoyed it. Frank Fisher (Offerman) has been running a record store for 17-years now, but since his landlady, Leslie (Collette), recently raised the rent, he can no longer afford to keep his dying business open. Frank's wife died in a bicycling accident several years earlier, and it's been really hard on their daughter Sam (Clemons). Sam is falling in love with Rose (Lane), as she also prepares to leave for college (to become a doctor). Frank and Sam record a song together they wrote one night, and Frank posts it to Spotify. The song becomes a huge hit, and this changes the father and daughter's lives for the good. The best part of the film is it's music. The songs the father and daughter write and perform together are really catchy and enjoyable. The comedy and drama of the film is also really well written, and Offerman is good in the lead. The movie is also another great film about record stores, and music lovers, it's even a little reminiscent (to me) of 'HIGH FIDELITY' at times. I really enjoyed it, mostly because of the music.

cockezville This movie had a terrific cast and the daughter/ father relationship just seemed unreal. It was a sweet enough movie but the whole musical presence was too much. And those songs were pretty lame. The Ted Danson, Toni Collette, and Blythe Danner characters had such meat, but they were left to rot. Major editing and writing flaws. Nick Offerman was engaging

atolsma1372 If you like music. And, if you like three dimensional characters, well acted by a great cast, go see this movie. It doesn't matter if you think a vinyl store could have survived for 17 years, or not. Incidentally, so far this year vinyl albums have outsold CDs. But Nick Offerman, and Kiersey Clemons and Toni Colette and Ted Danson all did a great job bringing a nice story to life. Relax and enjoy it. Don't overthink it. It's not a documentary!