In Danish romantic music-drama, A Beautiful Life, Elliott is a young fisherman struggling to get by. He’s doing his best, but life isn’t easy, and he spends his days working hard to earn what he can.
But for Elliott, fishing isn’t his passion. While he might spend most of his waking hours down at the docks, his real talent is for music.
Elliott loves to write songs and has a superb singing voice. He dreams of one day moving beyond his current situation, but at the moment this doesn’t seem likely.
However, one night while performing on stage at a club, he is spotted by music mogul, Suzanne. She instantly recognises Elliott’s talent as both a writer and singer, and suggests he come to her home the next day, so she can help push his skills in the right direction.
When Elliott arrives, Suzanne teams him up with her daughter, Lilly, who is a superstar music producer. At first the pair struggle to hit it off, in large part due to Elliott’s short temper, but soon they find common ground as well as a touch of romance.
Directed by Mehdi Avaz, A Beautiful Life stars Danish actor and composer Christopher, alongside a cast that includes Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, and Christine Albeck Børge. The movie is new to Netflix from today, and is a likeable picture, which balances the right mix of romance, drama, and music.
Of course, this isn’t highly original stuff, and the story does tread a fairly well-worn path, but A Beautiful Life is put together rather well. The movie looks good, features a great cast, and Christopher’s vocals really add something to the film.
It also helps that he’s rather hunky, co-star Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas is beautiful, and Denmark has never looked more delightful. There is a lot of visual delights on display in this movie, and it’s not too difficult to just let the whole thing wash over you.
In terms of the narrative, the script is filled with clichés, but the two leads paper over this issue quite effortlessly, and add some weight to Elliott and Lilly’s journey. Both characters have trauma in their past, which are holding them back in life, and the two actors do a fine job of conveying this.
They are helped along by some solid direction from Mehdi Avaz, which captures the right tone and mood, and as well as some strong cinematography from Daniel Cotroneo. The musical score from Thomas Volmer Schulz also works well with Christopher’s English-language songs, and everything comes together quite nicely.
Although A Beautiful Life isn’t going to win over everyone, it is perfectly decent stuff. Fans of romantic dramas will find something to enjoy here, and it moves along fairly well.
A Beautiful Life has enough emotional drama to keep things interesting, and Christopher really impresses on screen. All-in-all, an enjoyable film that brings a touch of warmth to Netflix as we head into the summer season.
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