Self-important, over-dramatic, uninspired.

After playing with our expectations, this turns out to be a very different sort of film.

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

It had many of the requirements of a great movie which were then ruined;1. An original and amazing story (which was then ruined and poorly written) 2. A great and original soundtrack (which was then ruined by the poor singing of Hannah Murray) 3. Intriguing, individual and well written characters (which was then ruined by Hannah Murray's poorly written and also rather irrelevant character who seemed to be thrown in just for the skins fans)but the things it didn't fail on were the beautiful cinematography and the amazing performances from Olly Alexander and Emily browning. overall it was a movie which had so much potential with a great meaningful story and a beautiful soundtrack which was then ruined. I was incredibly disappointed with the outcome.

God Help The GirlThe unique thing about all-female pop groups is once a month they transform into aggressive punk bands.Fortunately, the group in this musical has a male member to balance the hormones.With aspirations of becoming a musician, Eve (Emily Browning) escapes the hospital where she is being treated for anorexia and heads to Glasgow.At a show she encounters a guitar player, James (Olly Alexander), with equal aspirations. With James' guitar student Cassie (Hannah Murray) rounding out the band, the trio start writing songs for an upcoming show. But Eve's desire to get a proper education threatens to end the band before it begins.Conceived by Belle and Sebastian front man Stuart Murdoch, God Help the Girl drips with the indie band's lovelorn melodies and hipster aesthetic; however, what it lacks is a compelling story that addresses Eve's eating disorder.Besides, bands are more successful when assembled by record company executives. Yellow Lightvidiotreviews.blogspot.ca

Having seen God Help the Girl evolve from it's Kickstarter roots to its coming together as an actual film; I was really looking forward to the final completion. The trailer alone seemed to promise a charming little story of a fledgling pop group and the quirks of its individual members.Though attractive and feel-good, the actual film was a bit disappointing. The music seems to pop up randomly and awkwardly, serving little purpose to the story, and the choreography is clumsy. Some parts of the musical numbers are almost embarrassing to watch. Even the wonderful Emily Browning just resorts to a doe-eyed pouting when singing the songs, as they are often unrelated to the scene and I presume she was left clueless as to how else to perform them.The non-musical moments aren't much better. The scenes don't run smoothly from each other. For example, one moment the band are infuriated at their lack of progress. They have songs, but they have yet to perform any of them. Yet, upon advertising for members they are chased by an enthusiastic mob of auditionees. It creates a fun scene but it came from nowhere and then leads nowhere.A French love interest for Eve is another redundant theme. Nothing is offered to the plot and nothing is gained. He disappears just as unnoticeably as he entered. Later on, Eve gets wasted and parties around town with a dancer who only appears for that one scene, another confusing addition.Where the film shines is in the moments where the band members just live their lives and dream. There is a lovely scene in which Eve, Cassie and James take a boat trip, talk frivolously and drink wine. Later on, they play in an outdoor gym whilst discussing their intentions for their band . And another scene at the pool when they debate David Bowie's place in a girl's coming of age. Sweet moments that endear us to the film and the characters.But, for all these moments, the main characters of Eve, Cassie and James are only ever touched upon superficially. We get that Eve is troubled, James is a dreamer and Cassie is child-like. But that is all we get.In the final scenes Eve overdoses, and the only thing this serves to the film is her awakening that the band isn't good enough for her. At the end Eve just gets on a train and leaves, bored of the band and their music. The relationship established throughout the film just thrown away, and it leaves the film to crumble around it. At the end of the film we are exactly where we were at the beginning, and it feels like a monumental waste of time. Having said all of this, I did find the film very cute and watchable. It is sweet and charming, almost twee at times, but I just feel that it could have been so much more than it actually was. I also feel that James and Cassie were the protagonists of this film and that the story would have been better suited to them. It would have been more likable. The film ends with them riding off together on Cassie's tandem bicycle, and we realise too late that we should have been rooting for these two the entire film, and not the selfish and destructive Eve.

Twee movie in which three job-less kids in their tweens engage in naive dialogue that may or may not include dancing and singing while delivering the occasional witty line.Better yet, three twee kids in their tweens come of age and get friendzoned while doing other random stuff.Also, enjoyable twee music all around and great fashion show. Glasgonian accents are all over the place, which accidentally makes the film more twee than expected.Watch this if you don't mind some twee in your life. Otherwise, avoid and never mind that Belle & Sebastian band.