Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.

The acting is good, and the firecracker script has some excellent ideas.

Excellent characters with emotional depth. My wife, daughter and granddaughter all enjoyed it...and me, too! Very good movie! You won't be disappointed.

One from the Heart is from American Zoetrope, a studio created by Francis Coppola. A creative studio by artists for artists.Coppola would learn the hard way, their are good reasons you have money men and studio heads.One from the Heart has a cultish following. Its an obscure film made by an award laden director at his creative peak. The reason it is not well known is because it was a critical and financial flop. Coppola has never really recovered from it. I guess the reason why he made Tucker: The man and his dream, was to show what happens when someone dares to take on the system.The film is a musical drama. Unfortunately the songs were written and sung by Tom Waits. He might be a talented troubadour but he would not be my first choice for an expensive film musical. The songs which in effect drive the story on are dull as dishwater.The film based in Las Vegas was all shot on a sound stage. Ironic now that Fremont Street looks artificial since its gone undercover. With all the effort gone to recreate this version of Vegas the story is flimsy as a card counter in a casino.It has been five years since Hank (Frederic Forrest) and Frannie (Teri Garr) but on July the 4th celebrations they are on the verge of splitting up and meet other people who they develop a romantic attachment with.Nothing really much happens in the film, some of the dialogue is just banal, the song and dance scenes are without any dazzle. The actors are floundering in a film that offers so little.Yet it is not without interest. Technically there is a lot going on in the film from the opening titles to the the grandeur of the art direction and set design. This is a curious film from Coppola and I am sure this is not the film he intended to make. I guess if he had made this for Paramount under Robert Evans this film would had been a different beast and better regarded.

There are times a movie's style can overcome it's lack of substance. But not this time. When this movie was released back in the early 80s, it was the eagerly anticipated 'gamechanger' from the maestro himself. Coppola's novel approach to directing and editing using cutting edge technology (at the time) would revolutionize the art of film making. Instead, it was a commercial flop. Audiences found a shallow beauty. A gorgeous girl with clever quips and opening lines, but no real depth or heart. The biggest problem for me was that the story feels so disjointed. It's a series of beautiful looking vignettes held together by a paper thin plot and flat two dimensional characters. A lot of the scenes feel stilted and over-rehearsed. There's no spontaneity or life. It's not a complete waste of time, however. It is a beautiful looking movie. Terri Garr and Natasia Kinski look exquisite. There are a lot of interesting and eye catching touches. The set designs are works of art. You might like this if you are in the right mood, and want to see something different. But if you are looking for a coherent narrative, and engaging character development, you might want to pass.

It's popular not to like Coppola after Apocalypse Now. Everyone claiming that the Godfather trilogy and Apocalypse Now are brilliant, yet everything else is "An example of an egomaniac not having objectivity." I've read a lot of reviews and this is all that I've read as the complaints for his later stuff. Sure the negative reviews focus on how thin the characters are thin, and the plot covers a short span of time. But honestly it's a Fairy Tale, and fairy tales have simple plots and thin characters. These same people would praise films like the Princes Bride, or Beauty & the Beast, but not One From the Heart. And why?Because One From the heart has amazing music, from Tom Waits that almost makes it worth seeing just for that. The movie is a musical, which is gutsy for anyone to write a new musical, but the lighting technical achievement is incredible. The film has what I would call "Color Scenes," where each scene is lighted heavily with certain colors, which play into the emotion of the scene. The film is an amazing achievement, for the visuals and the music, which is what it sought after to achieve. Ignore the negative reviews about what a disappointment it is, because the people who write those reviews don't have their own opinion, it's nothing but people repeating the Coppola myth of losing his touch. All he lost was the studio support. And because he focuses on perfecting his art and not making millions of dollars. Great Film, go see it, if you like good movies and don't get doped by the fake critics who talk from a lens that says "this movie is suppose to be bad."

Dreamy ! Sedate and defined ! I first watched this movie when I was on my own and it made me think of my girlfriend .It is so fantasy in a modern day setting that it cannot fail to enchant .I don't know if it is charming or stark but it does have realism in an unreal state .The story is simple but nevertheless believable .You know how they feel ! It is one of my favourites and it takes me away to a fantasy place - I have not taken drugs but I imagine that this is what is would be like .It is a fantasy world of warmth and seduction , bright and shiny coupled with building site realism and everyday feelings .You truly suspend realism and that is what films are supposed to be about .If you are looking to escape for a couple of hours , watch this