The music is great and worth seeing for this alone (once they get to it). Keira Knightley (Pride & Prejudice) gives a solid performance. The camera is really quite kind to her and close-ups seem to linger a little longer. Mark Ruffalo (Just like Heaven, which I liked very much)(sorry Joss) is not so picturesque but is equally strong. His scenes with 'daughter' Hailee Steinfeld (True Grit, which I haven't seen) have some nice moments.
There is a lovely scene near the beginning where Ruffalo imagines backup instruments supplementing a solo performance by Knightley (who sings all her own stuff quite nicely). The movie doesn't quite return to the magic of that moment, and felt a little long at times, but I think I'd see it again and recommend it to you.
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