talemunja The Duets is very charming, relaxing film. You can take your popcorn, sit back and enjoy adventure of middle age man who decided to put some action in his life and for sure many people will laugh hardly recognizing themselves and their funny moments in frustrations :)I don't want to spoil anything, you just watch this and enjoy in flow of sweet polite characters here and their story. Well, we all are sick from violence and swearing in movies and they are worst year by year so i hope you see this one and fill brain with joy,honesty and love. You can find that in The Duets. For sure.If IMDb allows me to share beautiful music video from this movie it will be great:https://vimeo.com/47710464

Jeffrey Welch Yes I know, its a movie about the world of amateur singers and the disparate personalities that flock from around the country to win the big jackpot. If you are reading this then chances are that you have already seen the movie so there is no need to rehash it now. The one thing that I truly enjoyed, however, was the absolutely believable friendship that develops between the characters of Todd Woods and Reggie Kane. Sure, there are other good aspects of this movie, such as surprisingly good acting from Huey Lewis and a very low key, quirky representation of his daughter, played by Gwenneth Paltrow. This movie didn't enchant the critics upon its release...and judging by its box office performance, not much of the country either...but there is something very sublime about, not only the subject matter, but also the method in which this movies elements were pieced together...much like a dramatic jigsaw puzzle. What really made this movie special for me though was the ending. Reggie Kane's final performance and the aftermath...especially with regards to Todd's wife, almost made me weep. I found it very moving and genuine in its execution, and the low-key nature if the acting simply enhanced those qualities. So, to sum up: mediocre movie that has some really great nuances that combine to make a movie that, though slow and draggy at times, makes up for those lapses with the end results. P.S. as usual, Paul Giamatti is perfect! Everything that he gets involved with...with the possible exception of that "re-envisioned" Planet of the Apes...ALWAYS is made better by his presence!

elshikh4 What a movie ! Actually except for the bloody climax it could've been one of the greatest movies ever made. It's not another road movie or else; it's one sharp reviewing for the real meaning of "duet" in our contemporary life. When they choose the karaoke it wasn't randomly as long as no one is born with the gift of knowing how to love. The singer on the stage needs an audience to be that bond that could make the both of them happy or lively so the human relationships. You must practice a lot to be that talented in love because it's not about the tune inasmuch as the way of your singing.. The way you feel and want the other to feel. Therefore (Giamatti)'s character said at the end "I sing now!" as he meant that he loves AND gets used to be loved.You would grasp the smart philosophy of it when you notice how it got all the main connections' kinds : the family (Gwyneth Paltrow & Huey Lewis), the friendship (Andre Braugher & Paul Giamatti), and the love story (Gwyneth Paltrow & Scott Speedman). It can't be life without being in a duet.Despite that it got solid catchy characters, some clever ironic situations (especially at the first act), but I didn't like the whole third act whereas I didn't see (Maria Bello)'s development as a character for the better, or even the logicality of the peacemaking between the father and his daughter, not to mention the melodramatic death of (Andre Braugher) !! I couldn't perceive for a second why he committed suicide like this ! The script wanted to make him that martyr friend, or that solo forever character..Fine ! But in the most unconvincing way ! Besides the confusion at the matter of killing the road store's owner or not; which wasn't for the sake of the movie, totally unlike the confusion of who did win at the end ? As simply and wonderfully put : they all won ! The songs at the end were dramatically expressing to the utmost. The performance was perfect yet as always (Paul Giamatti) is sunnier than the rest as that extinguished exhausted man, partly because he's everyone's impossible dream as the easy rider of the middle class, or the angry insane version of (Albert Brooks) in (Lost in America).It's representing how life is a complicated duet, and if both try their best at it then they may have the biggest trophy of them all : Love.

iKramerica-1 Not according to this poorly paced, melodramatic movie that just never goes anywhere. I had it recorded, so I thought I'd give it a try, and no matter how long I watched, it just didn't get any better. It tries so hard to be meaningful, but I didn't care about any character in this film. People giving it 10s? I think they must find soap operas profound, too. For the rest of us, the 5.7 average this movie has is probably too high. It's at most a 5 (but I can't give it that), and that's because the cast is decent and the production value is high B movie. If only the writing or directing were any good. But they aren't... :(