Life movie review8/13/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() It is a funny sequence but I don't think it was intended to be funny. There is a scene in the recording studio where Elliot, Lily, and their producer sit and try to work with Oliver who is "singing" in the booth. Elliot wants to oblige for old time's sake but Oliver just doesn't have the talent to sing with him. The main conflict of the film which arises well into the second act has Elliot's "best friend" Oliver joining the crew and wanting a piece of the stardom pie. But that is all that the film has going for it, just a few crumbs of good musical sequences in a rather generic sandwich. Similar to Lady Gaga's character getting identified by Bradley Cooper's character from A Star is Born. It is a scene that does give you nostalgia for similar scenes where a star is noticed for the first time. When Christopher sings for the first time during the first act of the film, he is playing at Suzanne's birthday party with his best friend Oliver. Some of them actually really work, "Hope this song is for you", and "Ready to go" are two songs that particularly stand out throughout the film. The best parts of the film are the music sequences, the songs written and sung by Christopher in the film vary in quality. Despite that, they aren't bad enough for this to be considered a bad film. Other elements like the acting, music, and the way the plot moves forward are however very generic and even a little mediocre to some extent. The direction and the cinematography feel pretty decent, and the production value feels incredibly good, to be honest. This film, like other passable films, isn't bad. It is difficult to review films like this because they come under the category of merely passable films. However, the film differs in the second half and shifts focus to a very different kind of conflict from the aforementioned films. It has even been remade in Bollywood (Aashiqui 2). ![]() This story has been told many times during the last century. We have a young nobody (Elliot) who is noticed by a celebrity (Suzzane) and is taken under their wing to start working on making music. A gender-switched version of 'A Star Is Born'. This film has a plot which is alike to 'A Star Is Born'. It has a runtime of around 1 hour and 38 minutes. It stars Christopher (who has also made the music for the film), Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, and Christine Albeck Børge among others. What happens as he deals with his stardom, his best friend and the producer's daughter Lily who he falls for, is what the film is about. Directed by Mehdi Avaz and written by Stefan Jaworski, the film revolves around Elliot, a young fisherman who after singing at a party for a famous producer lands himself a chance to be a star. A Beautiful Life is a new Netflix Original Musical from Denmark. ![]()
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