Becoming Vera

good acting + nice music, but predictable story and kinda flat side characters. so yeah, solid but nothing crazy.

pale_coconut

Just weak screenwriting. I watched this film sometime last month and wasn’t able to log it because I couldn’t even find it. And despite only a couple of weeks having passed since my viewing, I can’t really recall enough about it to write a full-fledged review explaining why…

Jahaziel

Just wow. From a mechanical Juilliard musician to a young girl with talent and big dream. Dreams can come true   Bravo!

CarrieBYogini

Full review  https://movieswithtarek.com/2026/04/26/becoming-vera-42nd-chicago-latino-film-festival-movies-with-tarek/

Thecannesman16

Great plot dialogue and acting

unclejuan210

Você acha que vai ser só mais um filme sobre música (embora eu adore filmes assim), mas aqui vamos muito além disso. É sobre o que acontece com jovens que completam 18 anos e precisam deixar os programas de acolhimento. A trajetória da Vera mostra que talento não…

thaiscavenatti

I mess with it. It kinda reminds me of Whiplash, but with piano. Whiplash is way more intense, but this movie did good with the emotional scenes. Good watch overall. I like piano so I was invested.

chrislowpez

The way she tried so hard was really admirable + the lighting on the performance scene was sick

will_jensen

Strong lead performance and beautiful photography, but let down by patchy writing and weak supporting characters

Martin Thoma