Roadside Attractions Romance Drama ‘Finding You’ & Christoph Waltz Directorial Debut ‘Georgetown’ Land In Theaters – Specialty Preview Deadline 5/14/2021
Finding You, a coming of age romantic drama based on Jenny B. Jones’ novel
There You’ll Find Me and written and directed by Brian Baugh. The pic, which is available in theaters today, stars Rose Reid, Jedidiah Goodacre, Katherine McNamara, Patrick Bergin, Saoirse-Monica Jackson, with Tom Everett Scott, and Vanessa Redgrave
In the movie, after an ill-fated audition at a prestigious New York music conservatory, violinist Finley Sinclair (Reid) travels to an Irish coastal village to begin her semester studying abroad. At the B&B run by her host family, she encounters gregarious and persistent heartthrob movie star Beckett Rush (Goodacre), who is there to film another installment of his medieval fantasy-adventure franchise.
Finley Sinclair (Reid) is not like other girls, no. She’s different. She plays the violin, but even though she’s technically excellent, she no longer plays with heart. This is because her brother passed away recently. But after a particularly soulless audition, she decides she needs a new change of scenery, and follows in the footsteps of her late brother to study abroad in Ireland.
So, actually, Finley isn’t different at all. She’s just privileged.
Finding You goes to great lengths to dress up Finley as a normal teenage girl, but her story plays more like wish fulfilment fanfiction. Finley finds herself in an incredible amount of unbelievable coincidences during the first act of her story: She hops on a plane and is immediately upgraded to first class, where she sits by famous “bad boy” movie star Beckett Rush (Goodacre), and becomes the focus of his attention because (she’s not like other girls, remember) she is immune to his celebrity. Then, the cruelest twist of
Finding You, along with
Here’s a synopsis: After an ill-fated audition at a prestigious New York music conservatory, violinist Finley Sinclair (
Reid) travels to an Irish coastal village to begin her semester studying abroad. At the B&B run by her host family, she encounters gregarious and persistent heartthrob movie star Beckett Rush (
Goodacre), who is there to film another installment of his medieval fantasy-adventure franchise.
As romance sparks between the unlikely pair, Beckett ignites a journey of discovery for Finley that transforms her heart, her music, and her outlook on life. In turn, Finley emboldens Beckett to reach beyond his teen-idol image and pursue his true passion. But when forces surrounding Beckett’s stardom threaten to crush their dreams, Finley must decide what she is willing to risk for love.