Band Aid
Advised by their therapist to try and work through their grief unconventionally, a couple is reminded of their shared love of music. They then embark on a last-ditch effort to save their marriage: turning their fights into songs and starting a band.
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July 12, 2017
Like so many premise-driven indie comedies, Band Aid crescendos with enthusiasm but has no idea how to strike a resolving chord.
June 15, 2017
[The] glib, zinger-laden bickering is more wearisome than funny and never adds up to a believable relationship on the rocks.
June 08, 2017
I wouldn't call "Band Aid" profound, but it's wiser and deeper than the average pop song, if not by much.
July 07, 2017
A very funny - and then deeply emotional - comedy... Even single people and non-musical couples are bound to find it entertaining.
July 30, 2017
In her new film, Band Aid, Zoe Lister-Jones lays it all on the line and wins. Sally Potter: eat your heart out.
June 20, 2017
Full of sarcastic humor, earnest emotion and a phenomenal performance from writer/director/producer/star Zoe Lister-Jones, it hinges on the central relationship. But even with deep-rooted problems, this is a couple worth rooting for.
June 15, 2017
As a performer, Lister-Jones acquits herself well on both the comedic and melodramatic fronts. And the scruffily charming Pally comes across as a hybrid of Seth Rogen and Paul Rudd.
July 21, 2017
In "Band Aid," writer/director/star Zoe Lister-Jones has a good handle on the rhythms that gird a flagging relationship. And this means her cathartic, comedic Sundance hit will also hit very close to home.
June 29, 2017
Lister-Jones not only stars; she's also the writer and director. Just what she's been doing and why we haven't heard more about her is perplexing. Hopefully, Band Aid will change all that.
June 09, 2017
The film too often struggles to find a balance between being searing and charming; at best, it's a notable curio, one Lister-Jones may well build on for her next feature.
June 30, 2017
Band Aid [hits] so many right notes any false ones it might inadvertently strike are lost in a symphony of reflective magnificence I could listen to for days on end with no hesitation whatsoever.
June 15, 2017
It's a terrific debut from Lister-Jones, on all fronts.
