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- 05:50 AM, Apr 26
the movie is pleasant enough, but also incapable of making a lasting impactby Stephanie Merry [Washington Post ]
Song One has its heart in the right place (on its sleeve)-it's just in desperate need of a few strong hooksby David Ehrlich [Time Out New York ]
Kate Barker-Froyland's feature debut is certainly a likable effortby Bill Goodykoontz [Arizona Republic ]
it'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"by Sara Stewart [New York Post ]
Hathaway's doe-eyed sincerity provides just enough weight to keep this sweet but slight romance from floating awayby Elizabeth Weitzman [NY Daily News ]