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  • 2007
  • R
  • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
  • 1 h 34 m
  • 2007
  • R
  • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
  • 1 h 34 m

Summary Richard Pimentel enlists in the Army for a tour of duty in Vietnam. During combat, the young recruit loses his hearing to a bomb blast, and has to deal with this newfound disability on his return to civilian life in Oregon. Richard discovers that his disability and the struggle to transcend it is a defining moment in his fight for what h...

Directed By: Steven Sawalich

Written By: Bret McKinney, Mark Andrew Olsen, Kelly Kennemer

  • 2007
  • R
  • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
  • 1 h 34 m
  • 2007
  • R
  • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
  • 1 h 34 m

Music Within

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Summary Richard Pimentel enlists in the Army for a tour of duty in Vietnam. During combat, the young recruit loses his hearing to a bomb blast, and has to deal with this newfound disability on his return to civilian life in Oregon. Richard discovers that his disability and the struggle to transcend it is a defining moment in his fight for what h...

Directed By: Steven Sawalich

Written By: Bret McKinney, Mark Andrew Olsen, Kelly Kennemer

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Livingston and director Steven Sawalich keep the character in constant motion, his dialogue sprinkled with humor and his energy contagious. The film also is surrounded by a crew of ferociously individualistic characters.
By Kirk Honeycutt FULL REVIEW
63
As with many biopics, Richard is seen as the perfect hero, a man who singlehandedly changed the way the United States treats its disabled citizens. That's a bit of a stretch.
By Marta Barber FULL REVIEW
63
The performances are all solid, but Sheen, last seen as Tony Blair in "The Queen," is so good in his incredibly demanding role that he makes the natural discomfort people feel at seeing someone so debilitated disappear completely.
By Jack Mathews FULL REVIEW
60
Sheen, like the movie itself, is trying too hard to inspire when the story doesn't need the help.
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50
Rarely rises above the level of a TV movie.
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A bad movie with a good heart.
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42
Sheen is often the saving grace of Music Within, thanks to an aggressively profane wit that gives an otherwise tapioca-bland story a little edge.
By Tasha Robinson FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Articulus Entertainment, Quorum Entertainment, The Music Within LLC
Release Date Oct 26, 2007
Duration 1 h 34 m
Rating R
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Tagline Experience a movie that will make you believe anyone can change the world.
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Awards

Dallas International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
St. Louis Film Critics Association, US
• 1 Nomination

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