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

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

Thecannesman16

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

CarrieBYogini

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