This the true story of a New York heiress who became an opera singer despite her painful to the ears voice, and complete lack of technique.
It is not a bad movie per se, but I regret I saw it, and I advise you to avoid it.
There are a lot of things that bothered me.
First of all, it is 24h since I saw (and heard) Meryl Streep singing purposely out of key, and it still brings me the chills. Honestly, after the initial laugh, her discordant voice it sticks in your head in a bad way.
Secondly, this is a truly sad story, for so many reasons. I write a spoiler-free review, but the deceit, the lies, the adultery, the sordidness of the people surrounding this delusional (not to mention seriously ill) rich woman, is disturbing.
Some people might see a "love story" in this, but believe you me that is not true.
And there are no morals here. Quite the opposite.
Performances from Streep and Grant are OK, but not from the trained musician Simon Helberg, who has the exact tone of voice and mannerism of his character in "The Big Bang Theory".
Overall: A true story which is mostly sad. Not a bad movie but, for the reasons above, I advise you to avoid it.
It is not a bad movie per se, but I regret I saw it, and I advise you to avoid it.
There are a lot of things that bothered me.
First of all, it is 24h since I saw (and heard) Meryl Streep singing purposely out of key, and it still brings me the chills. Honestly, after the initial laugh, her discordant voice it sticks in your head in a bad way.
Secondly, this is a truly sad story, for so many reasons. I write a spoiler-free review, but the deceit, the lies, the adultery, the sordidness of the people surrounding this delusional (not to mention seriously ill) rich woman, is disturbing.
Some people might see a "love story" in this, but believe you me that is not true.
And there are no morals here. Quite the opposite.
Performances from Streep and Grant are OK, but not from the trained musician Simon Helberg, who has the exact tone of voice and mannerism of his character in "The Big Bang Theory".
Overall: A true story which is mostly sad. Not a bad movie but, for the reasons above, I advise you to avoid it.