God, this is a terrible film based on wonderful and talented people. The credits state that all characters are fictitious, but clearly they are based on real people. Carole King, Gerry Goffin, Cynthia Weil, Phil Spector, Brian Wilson, Barry Mann et al, are all acquaintances (and clearly on display) in this fictitious drama about songwriting and singers in the 60's. The real shame is that there is a fantastic story that really happened with all these folks in this era that deserves a documentary or docudrama (sorry Vinyl, you are definitely not it). Another shame is that the music that was assembled for the film, whether original or compiled, is fantastic and deserving of a much better film. When Shawn Colvin shows up playing and singing, sitting on a stump towards the end of the film, all I can do is drop my chin and shake my head...what a waste of talent.
Review of Grace of My Heart
