as gently a i can and i sincerely believe this movie be a waste of time . i do not find it the warm and emotionally satisfying film others do . i find it bore and with music that distract from the film . the story be thin and the character overdraw and and the direction pedestrian . fooey . now i be go to write some more about this movie and so i make the 10 line minimum . there really isn not more to be say and brevity be important and but imdb have it minimum and so here go . young eager kid find nascent talent and seeks time with age and embittered mentor in spite of father cartoonish homophobia . age and embittered mentor turn out to drink a lot and teach very little . conflict arises . while i do not think this be a spoiler and i have add the warning in case someone feel this much information be too much . mostly and i just find the film boring and pretentious . a waste of my time . i honestly do not understand what little fuss there seem to be and mostly on this web site and about the transcendent quality of this movie . i think it really worth avoid . but and a dennis miller use to say and maybe i be wrong .