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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: MUSIC WITHIN (DVD MOVIE)
EAN: 0883904103769
Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Region Code: 1
Release Date: April 08, 2008
Running Time: 94 minutes
Sales Rank: 8987
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Theatrical Release Date: 2007
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Description:
Ron Livingston delivers the performance of a lifetime in this acclaimed film based on the incredible true-life story of Richard Pimentel. Deafened by a bomb blast in Vietnam, Richard (Livingston) returns home and discovers his life's calling: helping others with disabilities, including his fellow veterans. Along with his bestfriend Art (Michael Sheen), a wheelchair-bound rebel with a wicked wit, Richard fights for the rights of those whose voices can't always be heard. Music Within is a powerful and inspiring journey that every American should take.
Amazon.com:
A movie about a man who fought for the civil rights of the disabled may sound unbearable and self-important, but Music Within will surprise you with its rough, irreverent, and very entertaining wit. Even the title is caustic joke: Richard Pimentel (Ron Livingston, Office Space) comes back from the Vietnam War with a severe ringing in his ears that leaves him virtually deaf. Pimentel finds a new path in life when he starts a career finding jobs for his fellow vets--and forms a deep friendship with Art Honeyman (Michael Sheen, The Queen), a brilliant man whose body is twisted by cerebral palsy. Pimentel never loses his sardonic sense of humor, but he does find a genuine purpose in life when the U.S. government hires him to create a program to help employers hire the disabled--but his cause leads him away from his increasingly frustrated girlfriend (Melissa George, 30 Days of Night). Music Within proves to be a to be a garrulous, enjoyable warts-and-all biography, one that admires Pimentel's accomplishments but never loses sight of his human failings. No one gets turned into the representative of a suffering group; every character is well-drawn individual. Sharp supporting turns by Hector Elizondo (Pretty Woman), Yul Vazquez (American Gangster), and especially Rebecca De Mornay (Risky Business), as Pimentel's schizophrenic mother, give Music Within added punch. --Bret Fetzer
Customer Reviews Average Rating: 
Rating:  - The Movie is Never as Good as the Man!
I've had the privilege of meeting Mr. Pimentel and hearing him tell his own story with great humor, energy, self-deprecation and panache.They say that people are put into each others lives for a purpose.Thus, Art and Richard were the spark that ignited the original Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, offering accommodations in public buildings and the workplace to those for whom opportunity had previously been abysmally absent.
Over time, the Supreme Court and appointed EEOC ... Read More
Rating:  - Well meaning, but ...
You can admire the source material and respect a tough battle won without actually appreciating the end result (ie, the film). There is just too little material and stretched to the limit. The sensation of been there, seen that is just too strong.
Rating: - A Must View for the Disabled!
Wonderful movie about the ADA and how it was started. My only regret is that it was not in descriptive video for more enjoyment by blind individuals. I was delighted that the movie took place in my home city of Portland, OR. Even after all of the hard work in putting together the ADA, the disabled community are still very much discrimintated against in employment, accessible accomodations, and equal availability to services.
Rating: - How can a civilised society ever legislate an Ugly Law?
I have the same disability as Art (cerebral palsy), so I watched this movie from that perspective. The story was one that needed to be told. I live in New Zealand and have never been arrested because I have cerebral palsy. I was shocked that Art and Richard were arrested. I wanted the waitress to be arrested.
How can any civilised society legislate an Ugly Law?
I loved Art's sense of humour, and the close friendship he developed with Richard. I thought Micheal Sheen played ... Read More
Rating: - A definate must see.
This is a must see movie.The language is a bit strong for young children though.
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