Songcatcher

Like the main character, it's stodgy and didactic -- and full of grace and surprises.

Songcatcher unfolds at a leisurely but enjoyable pace, its dramatic contrivances never pushed too hard by director Maggie Greenwald.

Buy the soundtrack. Skip the film.

No matter how purely sung, the music keeps getting lost in the melodrama.

Tall, big-boned Janet McTeer ... is the ideal actress to play Lily Penleric.

A beautifully crafted story about a time and place rarely captured on film.

The music is heavenly, as are the performances of Miss McTeer and Aidan Quinn.

With an infectious soundtrack featuring Emmylou Harris, Songcatcher is an artfully inspirational tale of women's independence during times of turbulent change.

an uneven path, like the mountainous scenery itself