Your blood may run cold, but you now find yourself pinioned to the story.

The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

Glad i took time to watch this, its these gems that make you wanna try other movies that you might haven't heard of.J.K. Simmons does a great performance as the dad, reluctantly getting to know his son again after all the years that gone by and some misunderstandings in how they actually fell apart.Have your hanger chief ready, a little tear will fall if you have any empathy.I would certainly recommend it and its a nice trip down memory lane with a lot of top notch music from the hippie days and also before that.

Having music as a theme to the movie and having a look at the average user ratings I was very excited to watch this movie. When I started watching this film I got a feeling that its one of those slow emotional films where one guy is a victim to some illness & the whole story is about his family whining for his troubles.But, this feeling was very short. As the movie progressed, I could link the father-son character with my life. Even my dad & I face the similar kind of differences in opinion and taste as it has been portrayed in the movie.The setting is beautiful & has been magnificently portrayed J.K.Simmons & Lou Taylor Pucci..Very rarely do I rate a movie 10/10. I was thinking of giving it a nine by the time the movie was going to end as irrespective of the ending it was a very beautiful movie.The extra one point is courtesy the ending. Tears never stopped while I watched the ending. This movie has taught me to respect the differences that my father & have & perhaps much more than that can be explained in words...The Music Never Stopped!!!

This is a good film about neuroscience and music, father and son relationships, and commitment, based on Oliver Sachs' book.The plot is based on the true story of Gabriel Sawyer, who has a tumor that destroys his hippocampus meaning that new memories are impossible. However, when music plays he remembers his life 20 years before.This is evocative, nostalgic, and has a warmth and charm to it that you would be hard-pressed not to like. It is a simple, small, film that carries its message well - and for those who love 60s music you do get a chance to sing along to some great song, even Desolation Row...The relationships are at the core of this and JK Simmonds is great as the father who is struggling to understand, and Lou Taylor Pucci seems to enjoy the challenge and conviction his part demands.All in all, this is an interesting film, and the soundtrack is awesome....

The Music Never Stopped is a story about generational conflict disguised as a medical drama. While they may exist I cannot recall a film that more accurately displays the harm the generation gap caused the parents and children of the Vietnam War era.The film starts slow. A man stays sitting in his living room chair as a phone rings from the kitchen wall. The wife enters the home and sweeps in to pick it up. This scene represents the film. A father refusing to listen to his son, ignoring him. This is his inner conflict. He learns that his son has memory loss from a tumor, this is his external conflict.If you watch this film and see it from the sons perspective, much of its value will be missed. This is not a film about a man who losses his memory. It is a story about a father who must learn that in order to reconnect with his son he must put his inhibitions aside.This film does well at accomplishing what it set out to do. You know Henry, the father, is a stubborn music enthusiast. It is his biggest pleasure. I find that it was deeply felt when he decided to change his perspective in accepting his sons music in order to connect with him, making up for lost time. I feel that this should be more successful that it is. It is a good story and def. a heart warming one that beats out many others who attempt to do the same thing.