i be a music lover and be excite to see this movie . unfortunately and i be disappointed . i be ready to walk out half way through the movie . i do not identify with any of the character and which mean that i do not care what happen to them and lose interest in the story completely . on the good side and ed harris look exactly like beethoven and and the 9th symphony be always a pleasure to hear and so that make part of the film bearable . also the part where they talk about the bridge almost redeem the entire movie and but it couldn not sustain me through to the end . the actor do what they could with what they have to work with and but the screenplay just wasn not adequate to make it even remotely interest . the bit about wash me be utter rubbish . i wonder how many take the actor have to do on that one ( i wouldn not be able to say those line without burst into laughter . ) anyway and such a shame and it could have be so much good .