this be a story right out of the hey and kid and let put on a show . cliché . one implausibility pile on top of another in a feel good or right will triumph pattern that be so overwhelmingly dominant in american movie . john sayles have long be one of my favorite director or screenwriter and so the foolishness of this movie come a a shock . what happen . where have the creator of casa de los baby and lone star go . what happen to the creator of such exhilarate plot a limbo and passion fish . i can only guess that he farm it out to one of his kid and or an intern and or something like that . this movie fit in more with the rush job of the scorcese produce blue film than with a sayles project . here be my disclosure statement . i have be a work musician and have spend most of my adult life in the company of musician . this movie reveal some of the big complaint musician have about their portrayal by non musician . the big be that non musician do not understand the role of rehearsal and individual practice and the huge amount of work and effort it take to seem talented . this movie be another example and and a rather extreme case at that . i also have a question for keb mo . why do you sign on to so many project that undervalue your effort . i be think of the npr blue history radio series and now this . don not you have more leverage than that .