When I check my voting history, I see I have voted for movies rather generously. But I never actually gagged to give a movie a 9 and felt inhibited not to go beyond 7. I wish this movie let me love it a little bit more.The story is very simple and popular. Actually, in my country, at least a dozen movies are made every decade on a plot like this one. So, it's not the catchy story or an end twist that people love these kinda movies for. So, when you already know what is gonna happen and how, complete attention falls on things like cinematography and compelling conversations.This movie has wonderful moments. Well, with Jude Law, that is no surprise. I wanted to see this movie for Gretchen Mol. She is spontaneous, but not brilliant. The thing is, for this movie, she did not have to be. But when a sensitive viewer is watching the film, certain things should be left unsaid for his mind to synthesize and derive. If everything is discussed on a round table (not literally), it becomes more educational and less charming. That is what is pulling this movie down. Movies like French Kiss or Addicted to Love never surprised any viewer with a climax. But those films took their breaths away no doubt. I wish this one was a little more subtle and metaphoric. That way, I would not have to settle for a 7.Though there is no surprise in the end, the end is very beautiful. Feels like it's filmed by some different director than the one who filmed the educational speeches. But anyway, this is a lovely film to see. You might find it very good, or just good, depending on how forgiving you are in real life. There is no way you are gonna regret spending your good money on it. I recommend it. Who am I to recommend? You don't wanna know.

Music From Another Room is a film that makes you fall in love with movies and that perfect girl you've always had a crush on but never dated.Simple in it essence, yet, if you explore it further it must have been truly a labor of love.It begins with 5 year old Danny helping his father a Military Doctor to deliver a baby girl when her birth was held up by a pair of coiled umbilical cord around her neck.Little Danny later vows to marry the baby girl when he grows up.Flash 25 years into the future,5 year old boy has now morphed into Jude Law(Danny) and baby girl is now the lovely Gretchen Mol(Anna Swan)all blonde and gorgeous.Danny,lately just back into the neighborhood of Los Angeles after spending 25 years in London has just broken up with his girlfriend.As fate would have it,boy meets girl again (Jude Law meets Gretchen Mol)The catch is,Girl is engaged to be married to a rich,stuffy and decidedly boring Eric.Will boy win girl?Will fate intervene?Will true love triumph?Are they meant for one another?Or was it all just an interesting experience 25 years ago?I saw Music From Another Room in 2004 on cable TV at a time when I was an intern in Paediatrics.I guess it was the opening track 'Day after Day' by Julian Lennon that persuaded me to sit down and watch this quaint little film.Seeing Jude Law as one of the credited actors was also a bonus.This movie was so many things at so many level for me.I was in LOVE with this cute pharmacist at the hospital where I was working and I was in need of some inspiration.She was already seeing someone at the time much like Anna Swan was when Danny stumbled into her again after 25 years.Seeing Danny's passion for Anna was my encouragement to throw caution aside and pursue without fear or shame.Danny's love was indeed so enormous it spills into everyone's life in the movie and indeed including mine.Passion makes you do crazy things and it is passion and love that truly inspires.I even borrowed Danny's love poem to woo that cute pharmacist. 'Wanted,wanted Anna Swan etc,Armed and dangerous is Anna Swan,My heart a bell already struck etc etc'I thought it was such a delightfully witty,endearing and charming little poem and still do!I thought that Jude Law and Gretchen Mol made a very lovely couple indeed.The chemistry was tangible and the attraction was undeniable.Whilst Jude Law was undoubtedly the Star of the film it was Gretchen Mol's Anna Swan that caught my heart whilst Jude Law's Danny gave the movie its' Heart.Gretchen Mol's character Anna Swan struck a chord with me.I could only wish that I too like Danny could one day end up with someone remotely like her in the future.The melding of classical literature,that of the late great Russian novelist Leo Tolstoys' Anna Karenina with contemporary character was sheer genius.I think Charlie Peter had it spot on at the ending, reuniting Danny with Anna his true love at the train station.Life should always be this good!Danny's range of expression throughout the entire movie conveyed his character's feeling remarkably well and Gretchen Mol's portrayal of Anna's own inner conflict torn between passion for Danny and guilt over Eric was extremely touching.She was perfect for the role and so lovely! I loved her look of adoration for Danny when she stole a glance at him as Eric read the anonymous poem written by Danny to Anna during the garden party and her expression of rapt anticipation and expectation at both the coin tossing scene first at Klammer's bakery and later at the train station as Danny was about to leave for Atlanta.Despite the movie's flaw as pointed out by so many before me,Music from Another Room is still my favorite romantic comedy.It is its little imperfections that makes it truly a unique gem.Only the wearer could appreciate it for its sentimental value.Congratulations to both Jude Law and Gretchen Mol for convincing and spirited performances and writer/director Charlie Peter for sharing with us his delightful little vision.Music from Another Room is my idea of that perfect little movie that is both beautiful and charming in its simplicity that manages to restores one's faith in Love,Passion and Fate.It is truly a heart warming tale that I urge new viewers to share with your loved ones.

"Music From Another Room" is certainly recommended viewing, for what it is and despite what it fails to be. "Writer" Charlie Peters constructed as good a screenplay as you will ever find in the "straight" romantic genre. Unfortunately there is a failure in the execution as "director" Charlie Peters drops the ball in his casting decisions and in his efforts to extract the necessary performances from the two leads, Jude Law (Danny) and Gretchen Mol (Anna). And solid efforts from the supporting cast are not enough to make up for these key deficiencies.Peters' story was inspired by Tolstoy's "Anna Karenina". It is Danny's fate, shortly after arriving in town, to stumble across Grace Swan (Brenda Blethyn) and her family who he has not seen since he was five. "Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way". At age five he had assisted his physician father in delivering daughter Anna (like the book the family's three daughters are named Anna, Karen, and Nina). Seconds after Anna's birth, 5 year-old Danny had vowed that they would one day be married. But there is no indication in the screenplay that the grown-up Danny has come to town for this purpose, on the contrary he came to be with another woman who he has fallen in love with but who dumps him and moves away shortly after his arrival.Peters should get credit for a great title, as "Music From Another Room" is a metaphor Danny uses to illustrate how he has felt in the past when he was in love. The idea being that love is like listening to a favorite song playing in the distance and coming back on the same beat of the song when it has been periodically drowned out by closer noises.He should also get credit for the originality of the two-headed coin flip sequence; which sets up the film's resolution according to the flip of a regular coin. The irony being the characters' ability to flip this device of randomness/destiny into an exercise of their free will.Although not a comedy, the film is has a lot of charm and some funny moments. Even with its flaws it is better than average but this does leave you regretting that Peters did not recognize his limitations as a director and bring in someone who could have better executed the ambitious vision of his screenplay.The problem is that the quirky and original elements, which make the screenplay so good, require exceptional performances from the lead characters who must non-verbally convey a whole lot of character motivation as well as several moments of profound revelation. For "actors" up to this challenge (and for a skilled director), the roles offer a wonderful "acting for the camera" opportunity. For Law, Mol, and Peters it is way too much to ask and the result is strained and unconvincing. Which means that the mixes of sadness and joy, fate and free will, ignorance and revelation never achieve the dimensionality they should have. The failure to fill in the blanks with behavioral information combined with elements that were deleted in the editing process introduces an element of incoherence that ultimate undermines an excellent story.Law (who has certainly demonstrated acting ability in most of his films)has stated that he regrets doing "Music From Another Room" and that he let himself be talked into the part. This may actually be true as he certainly gives very little of himself to the performance. The interesting thing is that the part actually has more potential than roles he has chosen and into which he has thrown a lot of energy.Brenda Blethyn and Jane Adams turn in great performances and one can only wish that Adams and Mol had traded parts.Then again, what do I know? I'm only a child.

I loved this movie. It was brilliant, original, unique and more. The story was such a beautiful one. All the actors were amazing in it (especially Jude Law and Jennifer Tilly) it was so nice to see a movie that wasn't all soppy and typical. This movie is in no way a classic love story. It has twists and turns all through it and the occasional moment of humor. Some of the scenes were so touching. Just an all round great feelgood movie - 9/10