A Perfect Chord

A great story about a teen girl who overcomes her stage fright to sing beautiful music.

I struggled to get through this movie. It honestly felt like it was written, directed, and produced by a team of high school kids. If that's the case, I should change my rating, because for high school kids it wasn't bad.

The writing was cringe worthy, and the acting was stiff and uncomfortable, probably because the lines weren't developed enough to sound natural. I liked that the protagonists all looked like everyday girls. I felt the background music was too dramatic for the plot line. There were occasionally shots that weren't directed at anything and I struggled with figuring out why I was looking at it. There were places the plot could have gone to beef it up more, because it was prettt mundane, especially since character interactions sounded so uncomfortable. Honestly, if I were a 8-12 year old girl struggling with stage fright, this one might have spoken to me... but if you're not, you'll be disappointed. It was totally family friendly and Christian oriented, if that matters to you.

This film isn't very well known (it only has ten votes on here), so I'm a bit curious as of how you got to this film. But anyway, your reading my review, and you want to know if you'll like it, so...read.

This is a film about a teenage musician who has stage fright, and how she tries to overcome it. The film was made on a highly small budget, and the camera work in this is actually quite good and professional-looking considering the small budget. The sound work, as well, was really well done, and parts didn't feel too quiet, too loud or too fuzzy like most low budget films, so I'll give it that.

Bach once said this: "The aim and final end of all music should be none other than the glory of God and the refreshment of the soul." This film runs mostly on that quote, comparing music to God and religion. This didn't bother me one bit, but if your an atheist, you may be a bit offended at the religious factor in this.

The reason why I didn't like it myself is because 1. The soundtrack wasn't that great, and was a bit off putting from the film. 2. The cliché teenage behaviour, "Yes, you can!" "How could you?!" "Oh my gooosh!" It was quite frustrating, and I got a bit angry at the TV because of it, so I threw a straw at it. 3. It's just not the type of movie I'd usually enjoy. It's like a TV movie (maybe it is one), with soppy music in the background and melodramatic, over-the-top moments. Some viewers like that sort of style to their films, but to me, it's just downright annoying, cheesy and off putting.

If you like TV-style movies with the soppy music in the background in neutral moments rather than sad ones, you may enjoy this. This has a target audience that's out there, I'm just not part of it. Those of you in the target audience should know who you are, and I just wanted to make this review so people could know whether or not they'd like the film.

These kind of movies pretend to have a plot other than preaching God's word but their ruse is painfully thin. And they somehow get good ratings even though the plot, acting, cinematography and editing don't deserve it. Hmmmmm....

Total waste of my time.

This is a Christian film.m. Clean, safe even for babies. The message adheres to following God's Heart, which deters many people. The acting was good and the emotion of the film flowed in the heart of Love. I loved all the songs, there were many and it moved my heart and captured me. I am a married man, father, and lifelong musician. This film was awesome, brought my wife and I to tears in peak moments, and will watch again! If you're not judgmental and feel the heart of this story, you will be really satisfied with it!