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Generally favorable reviews - based on 17 Critics What's this?

  • Summary: A 10-year-old piano prodigy, against the wishes of his instructor, dreams of becoming a jazz pianist. This interest leads him to find a mentor in a famous jazz sax player who bonds with the boy because of their shared interest in jazz and because they each suffer from Tourette's Syndrome.
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 17
  2. Negative: 0 out of 17
  1. Reviewed by: Tom Keogh
    90
    Director Gary Winick ("Sweet Nothing") ingeniously complements Draper's layered approach by modulating the film's energy in fascinating ways.
  2. Reviewed by: Jay Carr
    88
    Reveals real feelings.
  3. 60
    A sympathetic but conventional disease-of-the-week movie.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 1
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 1
  3. Negative: 0 out of 1

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