Great World of Sound (2007)
82 %
Reviews Counted: 39 Fresh: 32 Rotten:7 Average Rating: 6.9/10
Consensus:
The Great World Of Sound is a charming and unassuming film, thanks to breakthrough performances from Pat Healy and Kene Holiday.
Runtime: 1 hr 47 mins
Theatrical Release: Sep 14, 2007 Limited
Synopsis: In today's American Idol culture, the road to success and fame is paved with deceit and manufactured talent. The Great World of Sound astutely addresses the growing trend of people looking for a shortcut to fame, as well as examines the people who promise such an easy path. The story follows... [More]
Genre: Comedies
Starring: Pat Healy, Kene Holliday
Director: Craig Zobel
Screenwriter: Craig Zobel, George Smith
Producer: Craig Zobel, Melissa Palmer, David Gordon Green, Richard A. Wright
Composer: David Wingo
Screenwriter: Craig Zobel, George Smith
Producer: Craig Zobel, Melissa Palmer, David Gordon Green, Richard A. Wright
Composer: David Wingo
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01/14/08
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The film's agenda becomes clear so early that the middle hour or so seems to be marking time until we get to the end.
01/11/08
Zobel ultimately comes down on the side of the suckers, whose need to make music -- even bad music -- gives them an unimpeachable dignity
01/11/08
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A confident, sure-handed exercise focusing on the American Dream, turned nightmare.
10/26/07
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It's evident early on that this is a scam, though the extent of the movie's con is surprising.
10/21/07
Displays all the trademarks of a true indie effort, especially in its refusal to sentimentalize either the characters or their situations.
10/17/07
Everybody's got a song to sing, and we'll all believe exactly what we want for just as long as we can.
10/17/07
Anyone who has enjoyed laughing at the bad singers auditioning on American Idol, consider the independent film Great World of Sound your penance.
10/12/07
Top Critic
The pros and cons of the film are in direct proportion to the personalities of the two main characters, whose relationship is the story's anchor.
10/12/07
Director Craig Zobel and co-writer George Smith imbue our two misfits with plenty of character depth and an intriguing camaraderie.
10/11/07
If there’s justice it should move plenty of viewers—those aching to see a recognizable conscience behind our fashionable American idolatry.
10/06/07
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A quiet, clever and sometimes moving film about an unusual grifting lifestyle.
10/05/07
Great World of Sound exposes the scams of so-called talent scouts who fleece gullible songwriters answering their misleading advertisements.
10/04/07
"Great World of Sound" is a sleeper independent film destined to become an underground classic.
09/29/07
Funny, often cringe-inducing and, at heart, a real moral drama, Great World has a lot to say about the state of culture, commerce and self-delusion in our celebrity-craving society.
09/28/07
...an involving, offbeat and truly unusual American independent film.
09/28/07
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Zobel’s directorial debut is as bleak a look at working as Miller or Mamet’s efforts, but what’s most striking about this bittersweet drama is its absence of indignant rage.
09/27/07
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