
Estranged from her family, Franny returns home when an accident leaves her brother comatose. Retracing his life as an aspiring musician, she tracks down his favorite musician, James Forester. Against the backdrop of Brooklyn's music scene, Franny and James develop an unexpected relationship and face the realities of their lives.... (Full plot summary below)
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Estranged from her family, Franny returns home when an accident leaves her brother comatose. Retracing his life as an aspiring musician, she tracks down his favorite musician, James Forester. Against the backdrop of Brooklyn's music scene, Franny and James develop an unexpected relationship and face the realities of their lives.
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| Combustible CelluloidJeffrey M. AndersonWriter/director Kate Barker-Froyland doesn't bother to disguise Song One as something it's not. |
| The PlaylistRodrigo PerezSong One is well intentioned, well-shot and has its musical heart in the right place, but it often feels incredibly familiar, and the more contrived, credulity-straining moments don’t help. |
| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatAn emotionally rich drama about the healing powers of music. |
| New York PostSara StewartIt’s not quite “Once,” but Song One, featuring original music by Jenny Lewis and Johnathan Rice, captures a similar, unselfconscious beauty in the way music can make sense of big, ungainly emotions — as James puts it, “for three to five whole minutes.” |
| AV ClubJesse HassengerNot enough happens in Song One for the movie to really qualify as unpredictable, but it deserves credit for a steadfast avoidance of melodrama in a story that practically begs for it. |
| The New Paper (Singapore)Jason Francis JohnsonNewcomer Johnny Flynn is the shining star of this rather mesmerising music movie that hits the right notes. |
| Paste MagazineTim GriersonFranny's an enigma when Song One begins, and I can't say that she comes into sharp focus even by the conclusion. For a first-timer, Barker-Froyland is confident enough to let that mystery linger. |
| Blu-ray.comBrian OrndorfIt doesn't entirely work, especially to those who might find the live performance angle of the feature rough on the ears, but "Song One" is encouragingly earnest. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesMary HoulihanThere are no real surprises here, just lives played out quietly and succinctly under the seductive spell of music. |
| Common Sense MediaSandie Angulo ChenAngsty musical romance has great songs, uneven plot. |