Disappointment for a huge fan!

Instead, you get a movie that's enjoyable enough, but leaves you feeling like it could have been much, much more.

The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.

Each character in this movie — down to the smallest one — is an individual rather than a type, prone to spontaneous changes of mood and sometimes amusing outbursts of pettiness or ill humor.

There have been few other documentaries that better peel back the layers of the complexities and processes of how collaborative music works. Josh Garrels is a poet of the highest caliber, but he is also a man of deep understanding of the human condition. Whether it's through the performances on the island, his intimate interviews with his wife about their family, or his soul-searching thoughts on God and the significance of Christ in his art, The Sea In Between reminds us the importance of integrity of one's work, and how music is indeed one of the greatest gifts given to mankind. It's inspiring to know Garrels strives to use that gift well, with joy bursting through every note plucked, sung, or strummed.