Hearts Beat Loud is 2018's answer to
Bernie in that it's a sublime indie movie that totally would have been a big box office hit in both arthouse and mainstream movie theaters if only it had been distributed by a more high-profile movie studio that had actually given it a noteworthy theatrical release. Oh well,
Hearts Beat Loud (as well as Bernie for that matter!) will live on long after a woefully small theatrical release thanks to just how entertaining it is. This is feel-good cinema done impeccably right that shows how well-realized characters, not unearned schmaltz, are what's needed to get one's heart soaring.
