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Long live Brian Corner! This film hooked me and shook me and dropped me off back down on the earth scratching my head. Best music biopic out there, very intriguing.

I'm not going to do spoilers but this movie had me from the get go. I was totally compelled by Brian's story and needed to know ...fantastic cinematography, way cool sound track and a hook you in story. Loved it!

Kind of reminded me of The Thomas Crown Affair for some reason meets Blow Up. A film that asks good questions and leaves a taste of intrigue.

Too new to be called a cult classic but this one will surely become one in time. A welcome change to all these stale boring music biopics . A faux music biopic. Who said the truth is stranger than fiction? Some very good understated performances with a crazy murder mystery in the mix. I see a Lynchian influence somewhere in there. Great soundtrack of original tunes and themes. I particularly enjoyed the flashback sequences of the 1980s and earlier- nice touch to bridge the gap in time.

As if it's not hard enough to make a good movie, double that with having to create a good songbook for a fictional band. Cornered wins on both counts. Not just entertaining but thought provoking: Do we ever consider popular artists to be people with wants and needs like our own?

I watched this because I'd seen Aislinn De'Ath was in it and had just discovered her from her brilliant performance in horror movie, Lair and wanted to see more. Unfortunately, I cannot say that this indie flick matched up to the great film that Lair is. The script was poorly written, the acting was for the most part hammy and it had far too much shovelled into it. This was in desperate need of a good editor both for script and screen. The sound was also all over the place, going from clear to far too quiet in the blink of an eye. The female actors are about the only thing worth watching in this mess. Both De'Ath and the Sarah Leigh do good jobs, making sense of poorly written dialogue and acting everyone else off screen. It's like watching two seasoned professionals in a cast of am-dram. Which leads me to ask, why does this script not favour women at all? Every female role is written to further the male narrative and they seem to exist purely to ask questions. There is even a scene with a beautiful Frenchwoman who is sat while two men do all the talking and she barely gets a line. And having De'Ath's character be instantly attracted to the male lead feels far fetched. He's not charming, he's sleazy, he doesn't seem to have any interest in who she is and is instantly hitting on her. Even in film world it feels far fetched that she would instantly suggest a date to a park. De'Ath plays the attraction believably, but it's a stretch. I was also left wondering what happened to his girlfriend back home as this is never tied up-it doesn't feel like this was done on purpose but almost like the writer forgot to cover this because he doesn't seem to think the female characters are important-or maybe this scene got cut for some reason? I am confused by the brilliant other reviews on here-it feels like we watched two entirely different films. On the plus side, I was impressed by the cinematography which was disproportionately good.

Enjoyed and captivated. Brian is such a brilliant and intriguing character. This movie has a good morale and the ending is speechless. Must see.