Música (2024) - Review
/Directed by: Rudy Mancuso
Written by: Rudy Mancuso, Dan Lagana
Starring: Rudy Mancuso, Camila Mendes, J.B. Smoove
Runtime: 91 min
Synopsis: Based on writer, director, and star Rudy Mancuso, the film is a coming-of-age love story that follows an aspiring creator with synesthesia, who must come to terms with an uncertain future, while navigating the pressures of love, family, and his Brazilian culture in Newark, New Jersey.
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REVIEW SUMMARY
Música exceeds all expectations, becoming the biggest surprise of the year to date, and serving as a showcase for Rudy Mancuso’s immeasurable talent. A multi-department success that elevates a semi-autobiography about love, family, and Brazilian-American culture, transcending many of the barriers of the genres it represents, and revealing the world of synesthesia in a truly cinematic manner. Technically impressive and thematically rich with addictive music all around and genuine chemistry among the entire cast. Rudy did take it higher.