"Some Kind of Beautiful" was mediocre as I suspected. It is surprisingly devoid of charm considering the lead actors involved. The characters are mostly misanthropic, with little growth shown, thus causing the audience to not care a great deal about them. It is also a little crass in spots. I had hoped that the main character could have gleaned something from the AA meetings and found value there, but instead he refuses to actively participate in life, instead hiding behind his own meanings and devices.
This film is somewhat similar to "The Rewrite" (also from 2014). But I enjoyed "The Rewrite" more and would recommend that over this film. "Some Kind of Beautiful" is watchable in a pinch though, if you're real bored. I'll give it a 4/10. It also veered off into pro-immigration open-borders politics which didn't really help to advance the storyline. It was just another film and story set in southern California which would be untenable in most of America. I had thought that this was set in England.
This film is somewhat similar to "The Rewrite" (also from 2014). But I enjoyed "The Rewrite" more and would recommend that over this film. "Some Kind of Beautiful" is watchable in a pinch though, if you're real bored. I'll give it a 4/10. It also veered off into pro-immigration open-borders politics which didn't really help to advance the storyline. It was just another film and story set in southern California which would be untenable in most of America. I had thought that this was set in England.