When Rick (Paul Rudd), the protagonist of Power Ballad, plays one of his musical works in progress for his teenage daughter (Beth Fullon’s Aja), she practically rolls her eyes at how old-fashioned it is. Girls these days don’t want songs about falling in love anymore, she informs her clueless dad. Asked what they are interested in, she has a quick and snappy retort: “Revenge.”
If Rick seems caught off guard, that’s only because he doesn’t realize his whole life is about to become defined by those two themes. But the magic of Power Ballad, from Once and Sing Street director John Carney, comes from its refusal to steer too blindly into either camp, instead forging its own path somewhere in between. Like the catchiest pop hits, it’s a little bit familiar, a little bit unexpected and utterly, thrillingly satisfying.
Of the two main themes presented by Aja,…
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