Songs My Brothers Taught Me

Unfortunately I watched this movie coming off watching some other incredible movies previously. The smilarly styled mexican film "Roma" (focusing on observing not narrative) and another Chinese film called "Better Days" (an epic character exploration) Those two film had the ability to truely capture me and bring me into the world of the characters and feel a level of emotional connection which is rare with most movies. This movie is also about bringing you into the world of the characters as they go through personal growth but while the cinematography was indeed nice, the locations were pretty and the acting was rather good. The lack of a very engaging story and arc risks making this film, while well made and well acted. A little flat and boring. By no means is this a bad movie. The concept is interesting. Yet I feel it could have been told in a richer more emotionally captivating way be it visually or narrative. Should you watch it? Sure if its for free on Netflix or another streaming service. However I personally wouldn't pay for it outright as a film. As there are better films out there.