Synopsis
Set in the dazzling world of the LA music scene comes the story of Grace Davis, a superstar whose talent, and ego, have reached unbelievable heights. Maggie is Grace’s overworked personal assistant who’s stuck running errands, but still aspires to her childhood dream of becoming a music producer. When Grace’s manager presents her with a choice that could alter the course of her career, Maggie and Grace come up with a plan that could change their lives forever.
Votre Filmothèque
Cast
- Dakota JohnsonMaggie Sherwoode
- Tracee Ellis RossGrace Davis
- Kelvin Harrison Jr.David Cliff
- Bill PullmanMax
- Zoë ChaoKatie
- June Diane RaphaelGail
- Eugene CorderoSeth
- Marc Evan JacksonAlec
- Eddie IzzardDan Deakins
- Ice CubeJack Robertson
Recommandations
- 75
The Film Stage
One hopes this is a smaller film that benefits from this moment. Many are staying in and staying safe, looking for art that will comfort them like a warm blanket. Look no further than The High Note. - 75
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
This is still a light and frothy rom-com, predictable and charming in equal measure, and most comfortable when it fits the efficient mold of genre obligations. But when it wants to, it can really crank that charm up to 11. - 75
The Playlist
The pleasures found in The High Note are many and often minor; Ganatra builds the film on casual chemistry between Johnson and Ross, with Harrison Jr., fresh off of his 2019 one-two punch of “Luce” and “Waves,” popping up as Johnson’s alternative foil. - 67
Entertainment Weekly
The movie has its moments, some of them genuinely delightful. Still, there's a world where The High Note could have struck a stronger, deeper chord, and resonated. - 60
The Hollywood Reporter
It's the kind of plush, pleasurable comfort viewing that goes down as easily as a favorite artist's hits compilation. - 60
Empire
Tracee Ellis Ross kills it as a believable soul diva in a harmonious pairing with Dakota Johnson — a shame, then, that a distracting romcom plot ends up so high in the mix. - 50
IndieWire
The strength of the pair’s chemistry — with Johnson cast as the smart but starry-eyed Maggie and Ross doing a lighter spin on her own real-life mother’s mythos as the larger-than-life Grace — helps guide shaky character development, though The High Note is less successful at making its stars shine when they interact with others. - 50
The A.V. Club
The characters’ overall niceness makes the movie pleasant in the moment—and easy to shrug off as a fantasy.
