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Sophia (Bookwyrming Thoughts) (530 KP) rated High Strung (2016) in Movies

Jan 27, 2020

High Strung (2016)

2016 | Drama, Musical, Romance

5.7

(3 Ratings)

Movie Rating

Great dancing and violin playing (1 more)

Decent storyline - I particularly liked Ruby's character arc

Everything seems rushed into the last 30-40 minutes (2 more)

Most of the movie is dancing - it kind of overshadowed the storyline?

Some things don't feel wrapped up or were vague - intentional?

High Strung has a really good concept, but it kind of fell short in the execution.

Ruby's story seemed to be the only one I felt had a full arc - or maybe this is because I enjoyed her story more. Either way, it was 1am when I was watching and the others didn't seem to have a lot of background other than vague details. Ruby just stuck out to me. They weren't wrapped up either, and I'm not sure if it was intentional (especially Johnnie, the male lead - we know he's from England and he plays the violin but I don't recall the why in some details that I feel are important).

Everything also seems rushed into the last 30-40 minutes; much of the beginning features a lot of dancing. While yes, the movie IS focused on dancing and playing the violin as there is a String and Dance competition, it feels... a little too much? Personally I enjoyed it (I can't dance for the life of me and my violin skills sure aren't competition worthy, so it was fascinating), but it kind of overshadowed the story.