Two jazz musician brothers find their intimate, melancholy world upended by a witty, ambitious new singer.
Romantic, with dry wit. A date-night pick at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
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Moderate sex and nudity, and no real violence, about what an R should carry.
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The lives of two struggling musicians, who happen to be brothers, inevitably change when they team up with a beautiful, up-and-coming singer.
Bittersweet. It earns its ending, but not everyone gets what they want.
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