A love story centering on the connection between music and memory and how they transport us, sometimes literally.A love story centering on the connection between music and memory and how they transport us, sometimes literally.A love story centering on the connection between music and memory and how they transport us, sometimes literally.
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- 3 wins
Thomas Ochoa
- Dru
- (as Pocket Turlington)
T.J. Keanu Tario
- Very Pretty Man in Drag
- (as Laritza LaBouche)
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- Writer
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaWhen Harriet sits in the chair to listen to music, the setup is an homage to the Maxell cassette tape ads from the 1970s.
- Quotes
Harriet Gibbons: Guess I'm haunted by music.
- ConnectionsReferences Mad Max (1979)
- Soundtracks405
Written by DJ Harvey (as Harvey Bassett)
Performed by Wildest Dreams
Courtesy of Harvey's General Store Recordings
Featured review
Hypnotic Time Travel Romcom Take
Although this film does borrow from better films that came before, it does so with enough style and personality of its own to get away with it. The Greatest Hits feels like a hypnotic take on the time travel romcom with a dash of High Fidelity and a dose of About Time. If you liked those films and aren't too picky about movies that play for sentimentality, you'll probably enjoy this one too.
Perhaps this film's greatest difference from other bigger budget romcoms is the lack of heavy-hitting star power. Most of the cast are relative newcomers and the performances are fine yet forgettable with the exception of Lucy Boynton in the leading role. She brings an almost-perfect portrayal of an emotionally fractured young person feeling lost and looking for healing. Many viewers will have an easy time connecting with her, even though the performance is a just bit heavy-handed at times. The story here does feel fresh, even though the road itself, the pit stops along the way, and the end destination may all feel fairly similar. It's the transitions that make this movie unique, and that's ultimately what the story is all about: how music can tie us to certain times in life and can help us to remember them or help us to move on.
Speaking of the soundtrack, that's where The Greatest Hits truly shines. Every song that pulls Harriet back to through time and carries the audience through her story feels as if it was picked with love and care. The musical highlights for me were the tracks from Son Lux, Beach House, Lana Del Rey, Jamie XX, and Phoebe Bridgers, but the soundtrack quite literally doesn't miss a beat.
Perhaps this film's greatest difference from other bigger budget romcoms is the lack of heavy-hitting star power. Most of the cast are relative newcomers and the performances are fine yet forgettable with the exception of Lucy Boynton in the leading role. She brings an almost-perfect portrayal of an emotionally fractured young person feeling lost and looking for healing. Many viewers will have an easy time connecting with her, even though the performance is a just bit heavy-handed at times. The story here does feel fresh, even though the road itself, the pit stops along the way, and the end destination may all feel fairly similar. It's the transitions that make this movie unique, and that's ultimately what the story is all about: how music can tie us to certain times in life and can help us to remember them or help us to move on.
Speaking of the soundtrack, that's where The Greatest Hits truly shines. Every song that pulls Harriet back to through time and carries the audience through her story feels as if it was picked with love and care. The musical highlights for me were the tracks from Son Lux, Beach House, Lana Del Rey, Jamie XX, and Phoebe Bridgers, but the soundtrack quite literally doesn't miss a beat.
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- patterson_wolf
- Jun 8, 2024
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- Runtime1 hour 34 minutes
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