Beat

Love myself a good indie film and really enjoyed this one. The highlight for me besides the acting (which was exceptional), for me was the picture! It had a sort of Hollywood indie feel to it which helped me stay engaged. I always appreciate when filmmaker take the time perfect a shot or create an authentic look.

At times the story might have felt a little slow, I think this is due to script development but every time I felt this another performance or plot grabbed me right back in.

All of the cast played their roles really well, I felt all of their struggles and really understood Ellie's wants and needs.

Really fun film, great picture and phenomenal acting.

Beat is about a homeless man and an aspiring musician brought together by fate, with a surprising ending.

I love the idea of the story, it's a new idea to me and has the potential to be inspiring and uplifting.

However, throughout the film there is some very odd dialogue which stood out enough to spoil the flow of the movie. There are also some scenes which go on too long, and as they are at that point unexplained, they just serve to make me impatient and bored.

There is some great acting throughout by Jensen but apart from her the roles are mediocre all the way down to Dr Mordon, who's acting and dialogue are both abysmal.

If you go into this film expecting a decent B movie you won't be disappointed.

I watched this one because it rated an 8.7. I suspect friends and family of people who were involved in the making of this film voted multiple times. I'm not saying it was bad, but it wasn't that great. It seemed like a two-hour soap opera. The acting was okey. But the writing was just so so. It was rather predictable and it went on far too long. It could have easily been done in a little over an hour. And when I read headlines for reviews that say "Amazing Movie with surprises along the way..." I should be a little suspicious. So if you're looking for a film that's been done before and you have some time to kill, check it out. I just with I had that two hours back.

I love it when I find a movie that isn't just a typical three act structure. Something something different with a cool concept.

That's what this is. Movies should be a medium where people can express themselves and I felt like it was done in this.

Let encourage original story's and not just focus on quoters, budgets and box office.

A big fan of Alexandra Jensen. First stumbled across her as an actress in the Australian hit talk to me.

Now watching all her movies. I really loved her performance in Beat, very captivating. She grounded the story and made the film her own.

This story is very unique and original. I can't say there would be many films out there that have themes of homelessness, heart transplants and classical music all in the one story. It was bold and worth it.

At times I had to look past some of the actors with smaller roles but keeping that this is an indie film in the back of my mind I am quite impressed.