Best movie of this year hands down!

If you don't like this, we can't be friends.

This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.

The biggest problem with this movie is it’s a little better than you think it might be, which somehow makes it worse. As in, it takes itself a bit too seriously, which makes most of the movie feel kind of dull.

Music of the Heart (1999): Dir: Wes Craven / Cast: Meryl Streep, Aiden Quinn, Gloria Estifan, Angela Bassett, Cloris Leachman: Drama that regards the glorious things that can happen when unity plays centre factor. Meryl Streep plays a violin teacher who has just gone through a divorce and receives an offer to teach at an inner city school. She moves out of her mother's house and into a house owned by an old school friend. Recycled and predictable with too many developments that are either unnecessary or left unsolved. It is great to see a filmmaker branch out from his usual fare, but only when it works. Wes Craven lacks the slick appeal of his horror films but nonetheless it is a tremendous turn for him. His talent is much better highlighted in A Nightmare on Elm Street and Scream. Streep is a strong presence but this role has been recycled so many times that all she can do is remind viewers that she is above this trash. Her romance with Aiden Quinn is poorly handled especially since he serves little other purpose to the story. Gloria Estifan has a great singing voice but a lousy part in this film, and Angela Bassett is also featured in another of the many flat roles. Theme hindered by useless formula elements. For a superior film check out Mr. Holland's Opus. It is broader and much more interesting but more importantly it carries better music to the heart. Score: 1 / 10

Loved the film, so inspiring. Glad they picked Meryl, she really made the film. Well of course the kids did too. I'm glad to know the real kids were involved. What a great program for a lot of troubled kids. It takes a lot of courage to create a program like this, I'm sure the real teacher had her work cut out for her. God bless all of the teachers who are as devoted to helping kids as she was. It's a lesson for everyone how we can change people lives of other around us. I wasn't really expecting to like the film when it started. But it did take me long to go get my mom and share it with her. Kids, if directed can do amazing things! Sometime you have to give up (such as a romance) to get the job done. I recommend it highly!

Roberta Guaspari (Meryl Streep) and her two kids move back home with her mom Assunta (Cloris Leachman) after her husband run off with her friend. She never made it as a concert violinist and teach sparingly as she is pulled around the world by her navy husband. An old friend Brian Turner (Aidan Quinn) directs her to Principal Janet Williams (Angela Bassett) who reluctantly hires her as a substitute music teacher in the East Harlem inner city school. All the teachers hate her except Isabel Vasquez (Gloria Estefan).It's a pretty traditional biopic by director Wes Craven who usually does horror. It's not a particularly original true story but it's an effective one. The most impressive thing in this is Meryl Streep. She holds the movie together. There are all the classic hurdles like the intransigent teachers, poverty, angry parents, violent neighborhood, and tough luck kids. Through it all, Streep works her butt off pulling the right heartstrings.

It truly is inspiring to see such a movie, where the power of music comes to life: not only can you evidently see it in the children and of the character Roberta in the movie, but it touches you as well. A little music goes a long way in life - just ask those students of the past of Roberta!While I love this movie, I just have to laugh a little bit at the user comment of this movie's page on IMDb. Yes, Meryl Streep did well as to learn the violin parts necessary for this movie. But she was not praised by world-class violinists as posted.. Jascha Heifetz died in '87. How on earth would he manage to give her praise like so? Haha.