Obviously we all have seen hundreds of movies when someone is counting his last days. This one is not what anyone can expect.Watch it from heart, believe in writer and director and try to listen the message in movie. It can change your life. Its sad, funny, refreshing, keep you hooked till last minute and takes your entire night thinking on it.Special movies are not for everyone. If you are little depressed, lonely, missing something in life other than money, the message in movie will teach you life. Take my suggestion, watch the movie and see if you are like all others or different.

I confess, I didn't see the very beginning, so I shouldn't be reviewing this movie. However, I did see most of the movie and found it to be very interesting, reflecting a beauty of its own. Saffron was an excellent choice for this character, though the script could have been a bit more imaginative for her. It does make you think, however, of the many different scenarios that could arise from such a dilemma/blessing in disguise. My big disappointment came at the end when she got with the band and the song she seemed to really enjoy playing sucked so bad! The song accompanying the titles at the end would have been a better choice for her big moment on stage. I also think they could have developed the characters more - they seemed really shallow. But the film did make me want to throw all my clothes out the window!

I rented this film because I wanted to see some nudity with class. I got that and more, from plot to acting to sound to cinematography.Where would I rank this film? Certainly in the top 100, probably the top 50 I have ever seen and I've seen thousands of films. I have even written my own screenplay but it's far different from 'The Guitar.' I didn't want to see this film end. I actually predicted that Melody would join up with a rock band. At first, I wanted her to get really rich and famous, but eventually, I felt the film ended quite well.My tastes in films is very bizarre and so was this film. My #1 film of all time is 'Montenegro,' an American/Swedish co-production. That may give the reader a perspective of my stance on movies.I will look up Saffron Burrows filmography and possibly rent some of her works. She looks a lot like a woman I knew 25 years ago; very tall, nice behind and small-breasted with long, unruly hair.I could go on but I'm finished gushing. Now, I will recommend the film to my son and his wife and others who I know will enjoy this production.

Despite many of the comments written here, I think this movie is AGAINST consumerism. The director also shows that after buying so much things, limits of her credit cards become full and she can't buy anymore. Also, Roscoe asks her how she will pay for all that stuff when the date for payment comes, she says that she isn't planning to be here by then. I think that the director wants to show the importance of the guitar by first making her buy lots of other stuff. She gives up all of those stuff but she can't leave her pretty red guitar on any condition. Melody seems like she only wants the guitar, but first she buys other things to build the courage to buy the guitar. Especially, the acting is very good in this film, however, the ending is very expectable; I think the writer could have come up with something different. I have really high hopes from Amy Redford, maybe she can be as good as Clint Eastwood one day.