Review of Music of the Heart (1999) by Kelly M — 14 Jun 2007

Great inspirational teacher movie that demonstrates the power of music as well.

This review of Music of the Heart (1999) was written by Kelly M on 14 Jun 2007.

Music of the Heart has generally received positive reviews.

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By William Arnold (1,101) for Seattle Post-Intelligencer (2,422) on 10 Dec 2017

A teary appreciation of the value of a good teacher, the joy of music and the payoffs of discipline and hard work…

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By Film_Critic1 (2) on 24 Dec 2013

Meryl Streep once again proves how good she is. I really liked this movie and Meryl deserves the nomination for best actress at the Oscars…

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I don't see what everyone is on about. This is just another average film which is severely overrated because of celebrity worship…

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By Brett W (781) on 16 Feb 2012

Based on the true story. I love the ending…

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By Mark L (1,544) on 18 Apr 2011

Um de meus filmes prediletos!!! Meryl Streep maravilhosa como sempre! Ã bem piegas...mas Ã (C) tÃ£o lindooo…

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By Distant C (19) on 23 Sep 2011

Weird choice for Wes Craven but the performances are good. Streep keeps the film afloat…

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By Jay N (1,399) on 11 Jun 2010

Strictly follows the inspirational inner-city music teacher formula without too much sentimentality…

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By Mara B (160) on 19 Aug 2011

Formulaic but inspirational movie with Streep in an outstanding role. Even her violin faking was not bad -- I've seen much worse. Like Mr…

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By Rene Rodriguez (1,781) for Miami Herald (3,319) on 27 Dec 2017

Streep is simply amazing to behold, an actress who invests every fiber of her being -- every gesture, every inflection, every strand of hair…

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By Jack Mathews (1,044) for New York Daily News (5,623) on 14 Mar 2014

No actress of her generation inhabits characters as thoroughly and convincingly as she (Streep) does, and this performance carries the movie…

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