this be a hard movie to watch and i would not recommend it to anyone that i know . i be all for character study and even of character that be in one way or another hard to like . amadeus come to mind and a do american splendor . the lion in winter be a character study of sort and of the whole mess up royal family that movie portrays . tv house be sort of a character study . but those example have something that this movie do not . depth . curmudgeon and jerk and petty people and you really do not have to like the main character to find a movie engaging . that be say and the main character in five easy piece be one i thoroughly do not like . yes and he be a loner and but why . how do it initially come about . hard a it be to watch him be such a jerk to his girl and she be probably ideal for him and since she let him treat her poorly and run off when he need to and he screw up she apologize . not my ideal and but it work for them . so . still and i be left cold a a viewer and wonder why anyone care . and yes he can play piano . but he doesn not live the piano man life and i guess there be suppose to be some conflict and but many people have talent they do not take to the next level and etc . this movie be nothing special and if you ask me and other than a highly recommended and lengthy waste of time .