Most Rewatchable Scene
The ending and “Beautiful Boy”
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- First strong scene about35minutes in:clarinet student breakthrough after desire to be good at something;music heart/fun beyond notes. — Bill Simmons
- Coach chastises teacher for not teaching willing Lou Roy,followed by enjoyable but implausible rhythm montage.
- Parade/kitchen discovery of Cole deafness,denial and Beethoven classroom reflection;Dreyfuss best acting to one speaker.
- Headly I want to talk to my son kitchen scene excellent,perhaps unbeatable.
- Principal retirement/favorite teacher and subsequent70s montage work;first not-crying face. — Bill Simmons
- Rowena singing Someone to Watch Over Me after emotional coaching and wife realization well executed despite creepy plot;live voice essential. — Bill Simmons
- Adult-looking24-year-old actress makes character age easier to forget;Rowena represents lost ambitions/former self,minor plot tweaks could avoid inappropriate romance. — Van Lathan
- Age-of-consent Google inquiry mentioned with surveillance joke;not legal verification. — Bill Simmons
- Historical consent age16 is claimed as imagined defense,unverified and does not remove discomfort;Beautiful Boy works partly because Dreyfuss voice imperfect. — Bill Simmons
- Named-for-song personal connection makes Beautiful Boy overwhelming;asserted post-Lennon-death release leads timing uncertainty. — Sean Fennessey
- Layoff talk with coach about expendability after30years relatable and effective. — Bill Simmons
- Ending auditorium crowd/governor/opus succeeds;one ending preference vs Beautiful Boy preference. — Bill Simmons