Netflix is known for releasing movies without much marketing and just to see how they connect with audiences. It looks like the latest Danish original A Beautiful Life is no different, but luckily for the streamer, it’s started to climb the charts.
The film follows a young fisherman named Elliott, who just happens to have an amazing voice. When he is discovered by a well-known musical director, she puts him in a relationship with her divorced daughter to make a record. Elliott must navigate this new relationship as well as his past struggles to make the most of what is bound to be the opportunity of a lifetime.
Currently, the film holds the No. 1 spot in several countries, including Canada, Australia, Germany, and Italy. But it was the audience reviews that really interested us. A Beautiful Life currently has an average score of 90%, based on over 50 ratings on Rotten Tomatoes.
“What’s not to love? Since there are so many negative, angry, violent movies about broken people and broken humanity,” wrote a“I was happy to watch something different for a change, a nice positive movie.”
Another argued: “Look at this. I want to give this five stars five stars but I just can’t. It’s a heart breaker under the radar and a well produced story but it’s also the the EXACT reverse of countless Netflix series that are eight episodes that clearly only needed three My frustration is that THIS story felt almost ridiculously rushed, and I guess it was too small a budget to achieve its goals .
While a third concluded: “I’m not a fan of romantic films but this one was different. Raw, relatable and refreshing. I felt it… It’s not an easy task.”
Not everyone was completely convinced, however, as another reviewer put it, “The music was great but the movie was like a Hallmark movie. Not horrible but not great.”
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