Listen to Your Heart

I Guess you made it! Probably don't remember me but I was the girl that watch your movie in time square and it rained my husband with me and we never saw the end. I'm glad you made it big! See romance never dies! Love is love.....It's all crazy but me and my husband David like to go downtown.so we live in Yonkers and we decided "what we would today" i don't know what to do, a little bit of this, go with the wind. I said to myself "there always something happening in the city. The city that never sleeps. Something always in city keeping you busying. Someone talk to or dancing. So I thank you good folks for making my night interesting. Without you my life would be dull.

Danny Foster (Kent Moran) is a starving artist in NYC. He's saving money as a waiter to buy equipment to make a music demo. Ariana (Alexia Rasmussen) is a deaf sheltered 21 year old under the control of her domineering mother Victoria (Cybill Shepherd). She decides to study music. Danny gives his number to her at the restaurant and they start dating. When her mother discovers the relationship, she tries to separate them.

The young leads are photogenic and appealing. Cybill Shepherd comes into this movie too hard and doesn't have the nuance. She is an over-the-top controlling mother. There is a big difference between this indie and the best music indies like Once. The music is sub par. It is simple lackluster ballets. I don't know Kent Moran's musical history but it can't be that great. The plot is very sitcomy basically centers around a misunderstanding and then turns into a melodrama. This starts out with some promise and two very nice leads. It deteriorates as the movie gets into the second half.

No matter how well or badly one thinks of this story, the entire film suffers by the falseness of the portrayal of deafness. The lead actress is clearly not deaf and her signing is terrible at best. It's unfortunate that hearing actors continue to play deaf roles when there are competent and skilled deaf actors. In addition, the role of the interpreter also rings false with a woman who wouldn't pass even the most basic of sign language tests for competency.

Watching it now even makes me laugh out loud. The lead actress' signing is just horrendous. Was anyone who was deaf even remotely involved in this film or even speak up?

FAIL.

As I watched this film it brings you closer to the characters and you go on a roller- coaster ride of emotions even as a man I cried,esp since my wife is going through cancer to so I can relate to some of the storyline.to the director actors and producer it was a very nice film.I esp liked the touch and affection that was showed toward Nicole who was deaf but how also how love can conquer all,if only people are linked together for the right reasons.another thing that touched me was the act of kindness shown to the guy on the street selling papers to make a living as that is what life is like in the real world I guess with the $500 he was given he bought himself a new suit.if only the girl had of got her man she over come obstacles for would it have been nice to see. But I guess that was not the object of the film overall as said previously a good watchful film.

Such a wasted opportunity. The two leads are great and have real chemistry. The scenes between the two (particularly in the first half) are believable and they tell a great story together.

Unfortunately, heavy handed plot choices (particularly the controlling mother and the second half plot turn) undermine everything built in the first 50 minutes. The music is underwhelming as well. It's trying to pull off what "Once" did so well but the songs simply aren't up to the task.

This story and these actors deserved better.