The High Note

 

The High Note 2020

• Director: Nisha Ganatra
• Based on the book: no
• Cast: Dakota Johnson, Tracee Ellis Ross, Kelvin Harrison Jr, Bill Pullman, Zoe Chao, June Diane Raphael, Eddie Izzard, Ice Cube
• Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in:
• Dakota Johnson – The Peanut Butter Falcon, Cymbeline, Social Network
• Bill Pullman – Cymbeline, Dear Wendy, Igby Goes Down, Independence Day, While You Were Sleeping, Sleepless in Seattle, Sommersby, A League of Their Own
• Eddie Izzard – Victoria & Abdul, Absolutely Anything, Treasure Island, Valkyria, Across the Universe, Romance & Cigarettes, Velvet Goldmine
• Ice Cube – Boyz ‘n’ the Hood
• Why? Music
• Seen: 19 December 2022. 

       Maggie (Johnson) is personal assistant to middle-aged superstar Grace Davis (Ellis Ross) but dreams of becoming a record producer. She starts by secretly re-mixing some of Davis’s early works and when that makes everyone angry she takes on an unknown singer David (Harrison) she found singing in a grocery store.

       It could be good. It should be good. I want it to be good. There are strong moments and some decent music but the story is too lame and the film falls flat. What a pity. 

2 ½ * of 5